COMPOSITION CONTAINING TETRAMETHOXYHYDROXYFLAVONE FOR INHIBITING BREAST CANCER

摘要

A composition for inhibiting breast cancer comprising tetra methoxyhydroxy flavone is provided to inhibit activity, infiltration and mobility of matrix metalloproteinase(MMP) without toxicity to breast cells, so that progress and metastasis of breast cancer are inhibited. The composition for inhibiting breast cancer comprises tetra methoxyhydroxy flavone(5,6,3',5'-tetramethoxy 7,4'-hydroxyflavone) represented by the formula(1) as an effective ingredient, and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients, wherein the effective concentration of tetra methoxyhydroxy flavone is 10-50 muM; and the composition is formulated as tablet, pill, powder, sachet, elixir, suspension, emulsion, solution, syrup, aerosol, soft or hard gelatin capsule, sterilized injection solution or sterilized powder.