Effects of Origanum majorana on Breast Cancer Cells: An Alternative to Chemotherapy?

ABSTRACT: Recent studies have reported several beneficial effects of natural compounds on cancerous cells, highlighting their use for future treatments. These preliminary findings have encouraged experiments with natural substances, such as plant extracts, to examine both cytotoxic and mitogenic effects and find alternative treatments for diseases such as breast cancer. This study examines the effects of microwave-assisted and ethanol maceration of marjoram (Origanum majorana) on MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines and normal breast tissue cell lines used as controls. Marjoram extracts displayed a cytotoxic effect on the MCF-7 cell lines and a mitogenic effect on the control cell lines at the MTS test. The metabolic profiles of MCF-7 and control cell lines were also assessed using the Biolog Pheno

SUBMITTER: Sanders Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10608860 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature