The Effective Analysis for Blue Honeysuckle Extract in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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BHE inhibited the growth of xenografts in the model of nude mice. The BALB/c female nude mice were implanted with HepG2 cells or Huh cells for 7 days. The mice with xenografts were randomly divided into the positive control group, 7 g/kg/d of BHE (equivalent to 7 g fresh blue honeysuckle) group, 40 mg/kg/d of anthocyanins group, and 30 mg/kg of 5 Fu group (5 mice/group). The tumor sizes were measured every 4 days. After treatment for 36 days, xenografts were collected and weighted. (a) The size of HepG2 cell xenografts in nude mice. (b) The size of Huh cell xenografts in nude mice. (c) The weight of tumor in HepG2 cell xenografts of nude mice. (d) The weight of tumor in Huh cell xenografts of nude mice. (e) The changes of tumor volume in nude mice (HepG2 cells). (f) The changes of tumor volume in nude mice (Huh cells). , , when compared to the positive control group.

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