Manuka honey enhanced sensitivity of HepG2, hepatocellular carcinoma cells, for Doxorubicin and induced apoptosis through inhibition of Wnt/β-catenin and ERK1/2.
Heba R Al RefaeyAl-Sayeda A NewairyMayssaa M WahbyChris AlbaneseMohamed ElkewediMuhammad Umer ChoudhryAhmed S SultanPublished in: Biological research (2021)
Our data showed a synergistic inhibitory effect of MH on DOX-mediated apoptotic cell death in HCC cells. To our knowledge, the present study provides the first report on the anticancer activity of MH and its combined treatment with DOX on HCC cell lines, introducing MH as a promising natural and nontoxic anticancer compound.