Differential actions of selective frankincense essential oil versus non-selective sandalwood essential oil induced bladder cancer cell cytotoxicity: A microarray and bioinformatics approach

ABSTRACT: Background: Frankincense (Ru Xiang) and sandalwood (Tan Xiang) are ingredients used in traditional Chinese medicine, and have been recognized as cancer preventive and therapeutic agents. Hydrodistillation of frankincense gum resins and sandalwood heartwood to prepare essential oils is a method to extract biologically active ingredients from these plant-derived products. This study was designed to differentiate frankincense (Boswellia carterii) and sandalwood (Santalum album) induced anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic activities in cultured human bladder cancer cells. Methods: Frankincense and sandalwood essential oils-mediated cytotoxicity was studied in established human bladder cancer J82 cells and immortalized normal human bladder urothelial UROtsa cells using a colorimetric assay. Es

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Mikhail Dozmorov 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-53171 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress