The effect of crocetin on skin papillomas and Rous sarcoma.
A carotenoid compound, crocetin, was used in two different types of tests involving animal tumors. These tests showed that crocetin both decreased the numbers of tumors as well as delaying onset.
D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; D000818:Animals; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002645:Chickens; D051379:Mice; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental; D010212:Papilloma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001357:Sarcoma, Avian / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
C487773:trans-sodium crocetinate; D014801:Vitamin A; D002338:Carotenoids; D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene