Cytostatic agents have been beneficial in fighting tumors with their ability to induce cell growth arrest. Breast cancer – One study indicates nitric oxide (NO) is able to have a cytostatic effect on the human breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231. Not only does nitric oxide stop cell growth, the study shows that it can also induce apoptosis after the cancer cells have been exposed to NO over 48 hours Malignant epithelium – Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids inhibit cell division, cause cell cycle arrest, and can induce cell death in malignant epithelial cells from various tissue organs in vitro
Cytostasis
Apoptosis
Vasodilation
Vasoconstriction
Growth inhibition
Cell death
Lymphangiogenesis
Osteostimulation