Steroidal glycosides from Ornithogalum dubium Houtt

Antiproliferative Effect of Ornithogalum balansae on Human Cancer Cell Lines

“…The results of the present study are in line with previous studies including those of Mimaki et al, and Iguchi et al, which showed that some components of the genus Ornithogalum exhibit high antiproliferative effects against the A549 lung cancer cell line [9,14] . This is contrary to the study of Andriamisaina et al who reported that steroid glycosides obtained from O. dubium Hount did not cause growth inhibition in the A549 cell line [26] . Metastatic lung cancer resists treatments and spreads to distant sites [27] .…”