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Table 8.1
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Disorder/disease model system PBP source
PBP activity
Experimental approach
References
A549 human lung carcinoma
cells
PE
Anti-cancer
Cell viability, cycle and
apoptosis assays; mitochondrial
membrane potential and
intracellular ROS generation
Madamwar et al. (2015)
Cervical carcinoma HeLa cells PE
Anti-cancer
Cell viability and apoptosis
assays after laser irradiation
(photodynamic cytotoxicity);
assays for signaling pathways
involved in cell death
Pan et al. (2013)
Human hepatocellular
carcinoma SMMC-7721 cells
PC and PE
Anti-cancer
Cell viability and apoptosis
assays after laser irradiation
(photodynamic cytotoxicity)
Cai et al.
(2014)
AAPH-induced oxidative stress
in human erythrocytes
PC-enriched algae extract
Antioxidant
Cytosolic glutathione content,
lipid peroxidation, and
hemolysis assay
Benedetti et al. (2004)
Pancreatic cancer Capan-1,
PANC-1, and BxPC3 cell lines
PC
Anti-cancer
Cell viability, cycle, apoptosis,
autophagy, and autosis assays,
assays for signaling pathways
involved in cell death
Liao et al. (2016)
Lung cancer NCI-H1299,
NCI-H460, and LTEP-A2 cell
lines
PC
Anti-cancer
Cell viability, cycle, apoptosis,
migration, and colony formation
assays; assays for signaling
pathways involved in cell death
Hao et al. (2018)
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