Antiproliferative and apoptotic activities of extracts from carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) in MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells

Breast carcinoma is the commonest cancer among women and the second highest cause of cancer death [1]. Thus, the development of new therapeutic approach to breast cancer remains one of the most challenging areas in cancer research. Numerous experimental and epidemiological studies have shown that polyphenols can inhibit carcinogenesis by affecting the molecular events in the initiation, promotion or progression states. Extracts from pulps and...