The Effect of Luteolin on Lymphocyte Cells In Leukemia Patient

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effect of luteoline on the ability of lymphocytes cells to transform in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia The anticancer effect of luteolin on growth of lymphocyte cells to the patient with leukemia in Iraq by take blood sample from the patient in this dieses 28 patient (14 men , 14 women) the sample collect from the patients before treatment with any drugs . The lymphocyte separate from blood and growth in lymph prepare media and then add luteolin 0.2 mg/ml in growth to study the effect of it to transform of lymphoblast the no. of lymphocyte the results, before addition luteolin presence of a significant decrease (8.9  0.5) in ability of lymphocytes cells to transform in the patients when compared it with the result after addition luteolin to the growth (12.4  0.4) that mean the luteolin have anticancer effect by the increase of the percentage of ability of lymphocytes cells to transform luteolin is type of flavonoid.