2,052
Views
39
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Antiproliferative effects of extracts from Iranian Artemisia species on cancer cell lines

, , &
Pages 962-969 | Received 06 Sep 2010, Accepted 11 Jan 2011, Published online: 19 May 2011

Figures & data

Table 1.  Characteristics of tested Artemisia species.

Figure 1.  Images of tested Artemisia species.

Figure 1.  Images of tested Artemisia species.

Figure 2.  Geographical regions of collected Artemisia species from Iran. (A) A. annua, A. ciniformis; (B) A. biennis; (C) A. diffusa; (D) A. santolina; (E) A. vulgaris; (F) A. persica.

Figure 2.  Geographical regions of collected Artemisia species from Iran. (A) A. annua, A. ciniformis; (B) A. biennis; (C) A. diffusa; (D) A. santolina; (E) A. vulgaris; (F) A. persica.

Figure 3.  Partitioning scheme using immiscible solvent.

Figure 3.  Partitioning scheme using immiscible solvent.

Table 2.  Growth inhibition activity of different extracts from Artemisia species on AGS, HeLa, HT-29 and MCF-7 cancer cell lines. Data are shown as IC50 values (µg/ml).

Figure 4.  Antiproliferative effect of methanol and dichloromethane extracts from A. ciniformis on AGS cancer cell line.

Figure 4.  Antiproliferative effect of methanol and dichloromethane extracts from A. ciniformis on AGS cancer cell line.

Figure 5.  Antiproliferative effect of dichloromethane extracts from A. diffusa, A. biennis, A. ciniformis and ethyl acetate extract from A. ciniformis on HeLa cancer cell line.

Figure 5.  Antiproliferative effect of dichloromethane extracts from A. diffusa, A. biennis, A. ciniformis and ethyl acetate extract from A. ciniformis on HeLa cancer cell line.

Figure 6.  Antiproliferative effect of dichloromethane extracts from A. diffusa, A. ciniformis and A. santolina on HT-29 cancer cell line.

Figure 6.  Antiproliferative effect of dichloromethane extracts from A. diffusa, A. ciniformis and A. santolina on HT-29 cancer cell line.

Figure 7.  Antiproliferative effect of dichloromethane extract from A. ciniformis and ethyl acetate extract from A. vulgaris on MCF-7 cancer cell line.

Figure 7.  Antiproliferative effect of dichloromethane extract from A. ciniformis and ethyl acetate extract from A. vulgaris on MCF-7 cancer cell line.

Figure 8.  Antiproliferative effect of methanol and dichloromethane extracts from A. ciniformis on normal fibroblast-like L929 cell line.

Figure 8.  Antiproliferative effect of methanol and dichloromethane extracts from A. ciniformis on normal fibroblast-like L929 cell line.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.