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Published on: July 28, 2012
Chitosan induces apoptosis via caspase-3 activation in bladder tumor cells
M Hasegawa1, K Yagi, S Iwakawa
1Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-8558, Japan.
Abstract:
Recently, because of its low toxicity and biological effects, chitosan has been widely used in the medical and pharmaceutical fields, e.g., for nasal or oral delivery of peptide or polar drug delivery. Here, we report a growth-inhibitory effect of chitosan on tumor cells. The growth inhibition was examined by WST-1 colorimetric assay and cell counting. We also observed DNA fragmentation, which is characteristic of apoptosis, and elevated caspase-3-like activity in chitosan-treated cancer cells. The findings suggest that chitosan may have potential value in cancer therapy.
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