Research Article

Evaluation of an Epitypified Ophiocordyceps formosana (Cordyceps s.l.) for Its Pharmacological Potential

Figure 6

In vivo antitumor activities of the extracts from O. formosana. (a) Mice were xenografted with human MDA-MB231 breast cancer cells and then orally treated with the water extracts of O. formosana (OFMY) with 1x (2.5 mg, ), 5x (12.5 mg, ), or PBS only daily. The tumor sizes were recorded every four days and showed decreases in tumor volumes in accordance with the dosage of treated OFMY water extracts. Note that bar is shown as SEM. (b) Photos of tumors in the mice with or without treatments on day 20.
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