Melittin Induced G1 Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis in Chago-K1 Human Bronchogenic Carcinoma Cells and Inhibited the Differentiation of THP-1 Cells into Tumour-Associated Macrophages
Lay summary Lung cancers are resistant to many drugs. Bee venom contains a protein called melittin. We want to know if it kills lung cancer cells and stops macrophages – a type of white blood cell – from changing cell type. Macrophages are important as it changes behaviour in lung cancer.
25 Dec 2018