Annual Meeting Abstract
Is Interleukin-8 A Possible Target For Melanoma Treatment In-vitro studies based on Steroids, IL-8, Curcumin and active Vitamin-D3 Treatments of Human Melanoma Cell Lines
Author(s): Pandurangan Ramaraj*
Introduction: Previous clinical studies showed that menstruating females were better protected in melanoma than post-menopausal women and men of any age. In addition, epidemiological studies showed an increased male mortality in melanoma. But these studies did not correlate with steroid status in females. Our in-vitro study showed female sex hormone progesterone significantly inhibited human melanoma cell growth. Further in-vitro study showed that progesterone action was mediated by a specific suppression .. View More»