Association of a Methanol Extract of Rheum undulatum L. Mediated Cell Death in AGS Cells with an Intrinsic Apoptotic Pathway

摘要

Objectives:Rheum undulatum L. has traditionally been used for the treatment of many diseases in Asia. However, its anti-proliferative activity in cancer has still not been studied. In the present study, we investigated the anti-cancer effects of methanol extract of Rheum undulatum L. (MERL) on human adenocarcinoma gastric cell lines (AGS).