A List of Pomegranate Research as a public service to our clients

Note: Abstracts and full text articles can be found at: www.pubmed.gov

  1. Punicic acid is an omega-5 fatty acid capable of inhibiting breast cancer proliferation Grossmann ME, Mizuno NK, Schuster T, Cleary MP. University of Minnesota, Hormel Institute, Austin, MN 55912-3679, USA Int J Oncol. 2010 Feb;36(2):421-6
  2. Pomegranate ellagitannin-derived compounds exhibit antiproliferative and antiaromatase activity in breast cancer cells in vitro Adams LS, Zhang Y, Seeram NP, Heber D, Chen S. Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA Cancer Prev Res (Phila Pa). 2010 Jan;3(1):108-13.
  3. Pomegranate fruit extract impairs invasion and motility in human breast cancer Khan GN, Gorin MA, Rosenthal D, Pan Q, Bao LW, Wu ZF, Newman RA, Pawlus AD, Yang P, Lansky EP, Merajver SD. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Integr Cancer Ther. 2009 Sep;8(3):242-53
  4. Punicic acid, a fatty acid from pomegranate seed oil, inhibits breast cancer cell proliferation Michael E. Grossmann, Nancy K. Mizuno, Todd Schuster and Margot P. Cleary. AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research; Houston, TX Dec 6-9, 2009
  5. Punica granatum (pomegranate) and its potential for prevention and treatment of inflammation and cancer. Lansky EP, Newman RA. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 109(2): 177-206 (January 2007)
  6. Pomegranate derived products for cancer chemoprevention. Syed DN, Afaq F, Mukhtar H. Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 17(5): 377-85. (October 2007)
  7. Punica granatum: Heuristic treatment for diabetes mellitus. Katz, S.R., Newman, R.A., Lansky, E.P. Journal of Medicinal Food 10: 213-7. (2007)
  8. Antioxidant, antimalarial and antimicrobial activities of tannin-rich fractions, ellagitannins and phenolic acids from Punica granatum L. Reddy MK, Gupta SK, Jacob MR, Khan SI, Ferreira D. Planta Medica. 73(5): 461-7. (May 2007)
  9. The influence of pomegranate fruit extract in comparison to regular pomegranate juice and seed oil on nitric oxide and arterial function in obese Zucker rats. de Nigris F, Balestrieri ML, Williams-Ignarro S, D'Armiento FP, Fiorito C, Ignarro LJ, Napoli C. Nitric Oxide. 17(1): 50-4. (2007 Aug)
  10. Suppressive Effect of Punica granatum on the Production of Tumor Necrosis Factor (Tnf) in BV2 Microglial Cells. Jung KH, Kim MJ, Ha E, Uhm YK, Kim HK, Chung JH, Yim SV. Biol Pharm Bull; 29(6):1258-61. (June 2006)
  11. Beware of pomegranates bearing 40% ellagic acid. Lansky, E.P., Journal of Medicinal Food. 9: 119-22. (2006)
  12. Photochemopreventive effect of pomegranate fruit extract on UVA-mediated activation of cellular pathways in normal human epidermal keratinocytes. Syed DN, Malik A, Hadi N, Sarfaraz S, Afaq F, Mukhtar H. Photochem Photobiol; 82(2): 398-405. (Mar-Apr 2006)
  13. Pomegranate as a cosmeceutical source: pomegranate fractions promote proliferation and procollagen synthesis and inhibit matrix metalloproteinase-1 production in human skin cells. Aslam MN, Lansky EP, Varani J. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 103: 311-18. (February 2006)
  14. Dietary effect of pomegranate seed oil on immune function and lipid metabolism in mice. Yamasaki M, Kitagawa T, Koyanagi N, Chujo H, Maeda H, Kohno-Murase J, Imamura J, Tachibana H, Yamada K. Nutrition. 22(1):54-9. (January 2006)
  15. New Developments in the Realm of Complementary Medicine: First International Conference of the Society of Integrative Oncology. Cassileth Barrie R., PhD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. Journal of Supportive Oncology. 3 (3): (May/June 2005)
  16. Pomegranate (Punica granatum) pure chemicals show possible synergistic inhibition of human PC-3 prostate cancer cell invasion across Matrigel. Lansky, E.P., Harrison, G., Froom, P., Jiang, W.G. Investigational New Drugs 23: 121-2. (2005) Erratum in: Investigational New Drugs 23: 379. (2005)
  17. Anticancer activities of pomegranate extracts and genistein in human breast cancer cells. Jeune MA, Kumi-Diaka J. Brown J. Journal of Medicinal Food 8(4): 469-75 (December 2005)
  18. Possible synergistic prostate cancer suppression by anatomically discrete pomegranate fractions. Lansky, E.P., Jiang, W., Mo, H., Bravo, L., Froom, P., Yu, W., Harris, N.M., Neeman, I., Campbell, M.J. Investigational New Drugs 2005 - Springer. Page 1. Investigational New Drugs: Jan; 23: 11(1):11-20 (2005)
  19. Complex and simple. Lansky, E.P., von Hoff, D.D. Leukemia Research 29: 601-2. (2005)
  20. Breast cancer chemopreventive properties of pomegranate (Punica granatum) fruit extracts in a mouse mammary organ culture. Mehta R, Lansky EP. European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 13(4): 345-8. (August 2004)
  21. Pomegranate seed oil rich in conjugated Linolenic acid suppresses chemically induced colon carcinogenesis in rats. Kohno H, Suzuki R, Yasui Y, Hosokawa M, Miyashita K, Tanaka T. Cancer Science - The Official Journal of the Japanese Cancer Association 95(6): 481-6 (June 2004);
  22. Differentiation-promoting activity of pomegranate (Punica granatum) fruit extracts in HL-60 human promyelocytic leukemia cells. Kawaii, S., Lansky, E.P. Journal of Medicinal Food 7: 13-8. (2004)
  23. Rapid dereplication of estrogenic compounds in pomegranate (Punica granatum) using on-line biochemical detection coupled to mass spectrometry. van Elswijk, D.A., Schobel, U.P., Lansky, E.P., Irth, H., van der Greef, J., Phytochemistry 65: 233-41. (2004)
  24. Pomegranate extracts potently suppress proliferation, xenograft growth, and invasion of human prostate cancer cells. Albrecht M, Jiang W, Kumi-Diaka J, Lansky EP, Gommersall LM, Patel A, Mansel RE, Neeman I, Geldof AA, Campbell MJ. Journal of Medicinal Food. 7(3): 274-83. (Fall 2004)
  25. Dietary effect of pomegranate seed oil rich in 9cis, 11trans, 13cis conjugated linolenic acid on lipid metabolism in obese, hyperlipidemic OLETF Rats. Arao Keisuke, Wang Yu-Ming, Inoue Nao, Hirata Junichi, Cha Jae-Young, Nagao Koji, Yanagita Teruyoshi. Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan. Lipids in Health and Disease 3:24 (2004)
  26. Anthocyanin-and hydrolyzable tannin-rich pomegranate fruit extract modulates MAPK and NF-kappaB path- ways and inhibits skin tumorigenesis in CD-1 mice. Afaq F, Saleem M, Krueger CG, Reed JD, Mukhtar H. International Journal of Cancer. (September 2004)
  27. Preliminary studies on the anti-angiogenic potential of pomegranate fractions in vitro and in vivo. Toi, M., Bando, H., Ramachandran, C., Melnick, S.J., Imai, A., Fife, R.S., Carr, R.E., Oikawa, T., Lansky, E.P Angiogenesis 6: 121-8. (2003)
  28. Chemopreventive effects of pomegranate seed oil on skin tumor development in CD1 mice. Hora JJ, Maydew ER, Lansky EP, Dwivedi C. Journal of Medicinal Food 6 (3): 157-61 (Fall 2003)
  29. Chemopreventive and adjuvant therapeutic potential of pomegranate (Punica granatum) for human breast cancer. Kim ND, Mehta R, Yu W, et al. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 71(3): 203-17 (February 2002)
  30. Chemopreventive and adjuvant therapeutic potential of pomegranate (Punica granatum) for human breast cancer. Kim, N.D., Mehta, R., Yu, W., Neeman, I., Livney, T., Amichay, A., Poirier, D., Nicholls, P., Kirby, A., Jiang, W., Mansel, R., Ramachandran, C., Rabi, T., Kaplan, B., Lansky E. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 71: 203-17. (2002)
  31. Pomegranate May Be Helpful in Fighting Breast Cancer. News from Breast Cancer Week; Vol. 1 No. 31. (August 26, 2001)
  32. Antioxidant and eicosanoid enzyme inhibition properties of pomegranate seed oil and fermented juice flavonoids. Schubert SY, Lansky EP, Neeman I. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 66: 11-17. (July 1999)
  33. Pharmacological and therapeutic properties of pomegranate. Lansky E, Schubert S, Neeman I. I Symposium International Sobre El Granado [First International Symposium on the Pomegranate], Orihuela, Spain, 15-17 (October 1998).

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