Digestive system cancers—those of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon-rectum,
liver, and pancreas—are highly related to genetics and lifestyle. Most are considered highly …

Malignant transformation and progression in cancer is associated with the altered
expression of multiple miRNAs, which are considered as post-transcriptional regulators of …

A Tepary bean lectin fraction (TBLF) has been studied because it exhibits differential
cytotoxic and anticancer effects on colon cancer. The present work focuses on the …

According to the available ethnobotanical data, the Bouvardia ternifolia plant has long been
used in Mexican traditional medicine to relieve the symptoms of inflammation. In the present …

Despite recent advances in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of colorectal cancer as
the third cause of cancer death, the development of refractory tumor cells results in low …

Globally, colorectal cancer is the third most common type of malignant tumor, after lung and
breast. Here anticancer property of pea lectin was evaluated against colorectal cancer cell …

Numerous studies have reported the vast medicinal values of proteins from mushrooms. The
present study aimed to investigate the potential of protein extracts from the sclerotium of …

Phaseolus acutifolius (Tepary bean) lectins have been studied as cytotoxic molecules on
colon cancer cells. The toxicological profile of a Tepary bean lectin fraction (TBLF) has …

Lectin extracted from Amaranthus hypochondriacus was purified using an affinity column
with an agarose-fetuin matrix specific to the lectin of interest. Purification was confirmed by …

Recently, we reported that a recombinant Tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) lectin (rTBL-
1) induces apoptosis in colon cancer cell lines and that cytotoxicity was related to differential …