Project

Investigation of anti-cancer activities of solanoceae -specific withanolides in myeloma

Code
01W02209
Looptijd
08-02-2010 → 07-02-2014
Financiering
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Onderzoeksdisciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Biochemistry and metabolism
    • Systems biology
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Hematology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Medical biochemistry and metabolism
    • Hematology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Medical biochemistry and metabolism
    • Hematology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Medical biochemistry and metabolism
  • Engineering and technology
    • Biomaterials engineering
    • Biological system engineering
    • Biomaterials engineering
    • Biomechanical engineering
    • Other (bio)medical engineering
    • Environmental engineering and biotechnology
    • Industrial biotechnology
    • Other biotechnology, bio-engineering and biosystem engineering
Trefwoorden
solanoceae withanolide myeloma
 
Projectomschrijving

Solanoceae plants have been used for centuries in ancient medicine to treat inflammation and cancer. We have identified various steroidal withanolides in leaf which have potent anti-cancer activities. In the proposed study, we would like to investigate whether 1) withanolides specifically kill MM cells, but not normal blood cells, from patients with MM and 2) withanolides can inhibit disease progression in a MM mouse model.