Anticancer activity of grassy Hystrix brachyura bezoar and its mechanisms of action: An in vitro and in vivo based study

• Main Authors: Firus Khan, Al’aina Yuhainis, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Narayanamurthy, Vigneswaran, Razali, Shakirah, Abdullah Asuhaimi, Faizah, Saleh, Mohammed S.M., Johan, Muhammad Farid, Khatib, Alfi, Seeni, Azman, Abdul Wahab, Ridhwan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/72384/1/72384%20Anticancer%20activity%20of%20grassy%20Hystrix%20brachyura%20bezoar.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/72384/2/72384%20Anticancer%20activity%20of%20grassy%20Hystrix%20brachyura%20bezoar%20SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/72384/13/72384_Anticancer%20activity%20of%20grassy%20Hystric%20brachyura%20bezoar%20_wos.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/72384/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332218387717

Porcupine bezoar (PB) is a calcified undigested material generally found in porcupine’s (Hystrix brachyura) gastrointestinal tract. The bezoar is traditionally used in South East Asia and Europe for the treatment of cancer, poisoning, dengue, typhoid, etc. However, limited scientific studies have...