Inhibitory and protective effect of obovatol against uterine fibroid (leiomyoma) cells.

Uterine fibroids (UF) or leiomyomas can be presented in post-menopausal women. The present study was aimed to examine the inhibitory and protective (anti-proliferative and apoptotic) effect of the obovatol (OB) in human leiomyoma cells (HuLM). The cell proliferative activity was determined by MTT assay and inflammatory markers were measured.