With the high risk of cancer presented by hormone treatments, over the counter phytoestrogen products have become an alternative method of menopause treatment for women. In this experiment, cell proliferation assays were performed to test the in vitro effect of phytoestrogen products on MCF-7 breast cancer cells and an immunoblot was run to detect the expression of DNA processivity factor PCNA. Results indicate the product Promensil exerts significant anti-proliferative effects on the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Park, Jayyoung
• Patchel, Brandon Chase

Contributors

• White, Abbie

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042711-225553

Advisor

• Rulfs, Jill
• Buckholt, Michael Allan

Year

• 2011

Date created

• 2011-04-27

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biology & Biotechnology

Rights statement

• In Copyright