Re.leukemia for instance!

Below is just one paper taken from scientific research carried out in Universities around the Pacific rim area from as far back as the 1970s. The total thickness of these papers when placed on one another is reported to be 18 inches thick!


1: J Nat Prod. 2003 Aug;66(8):1124-7. Related Articles, Links

Induction of apoptosis by xanthones from mangosteen in human leukemia cell lines.

Matsumoto K, Akao Y, Kobayashi E, Ohguchi K, Ito T, Tanaka T, Iinuma M, Nozawa Y.

Gifu International Institute of Biotechnology, 1-1 Naka-Fudogaoka, Kakamigahara, Gifu 504-0838, Japan. kmatsumoto@giib.or.jp

We examined the effects of six xanthones from the pericarps of mangosteen, Garcinia mangostana, on the cell growth inhibition of human leukemia cell line HL60. All xanthones displayed growth inhibitory effects. Among them, alpha-mangostin showed complete inhibition at 10 microM through the induction of apoptosis.

PMID: 12932141 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]