%0 Journal Article
%T Therapeutic efficacy of Genistein-Cytoreg  combination in breast cancer cells
%A Johnson MM
%A Kumi-Diaka KJ
%A Zoeller R
%A Graves BS
%J Functional Foods in Health and Disease
%D 2012
%I Food Science Publisher
%X Background: In spite the heavy investments in therapeutic research breast cancer still impacts the lives of women globally. The projected incidence of new cases of in situ breast cancer in theUSA for 2011 is 57,650, with estimated 39,520 deaths. The phytoestrogen, genistein and the synthetic compound, Cytoreg  have been shown to inhibit growth and proliferation in manycancer cell lines. Purpose of the Study: In this study, we investigated the therapeutic efficacy of Cytoreg -genistein combination on growth inhibition in the MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. Method: MCF-7 cells were treated with genistein and Cytoreg  single and combination treatments for 24-48hrs; and post treatment chemosensitivity assessed, using: Trypan Blue exclusion and MTT assays for cell viability, Ethidium bromide/Acridine orange to assess apoptosis induction, and FAM Poly-Caspase binding assay for mechanism of action. Results: The overall data indicated dose- and time- dependent cell death in the MCF-cells and apoptosis as the major means of treatment-induced growth inhibition with all the treatment regimens. Conclusion: Comparatively, the genistein-Cytoreg  combination treatment was significantly more efficacious in growth inhibition in the MCF cells than either genistein or Cytoreg  alone.Genistein seems to act additively with Cytoreg  in combination treatment-induced apoptosis in Functional Foods in Health and Disease 2012, 2(5):137-150 MCF-7 cells. The normal human breast epithelial cells were not significantly inhibited by either single or the combination treatments.
%K Key words: Cytoreg
%K Genistein
%K Combination treatment
%K MCF- cancer cells
%K apoptosis
%U http://functionalfoodscenter.net/files/51918548.pdf