We documented differential blood cell counts and plasma polypeptide profiles in Testudo graeca and T. horsfieldii raised in captivity in Lebanon, and investigated bioactivity of T. graeca plasma against a human colon cancer cell line (HCT-116). The percentage of red blood cells, thrombocytes, heterophils, basophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, and eosinophils did not differ significantly between the species during winter or spring. The total number of plasma polypeptides differed between the species, with 2 additional polypeptide bands in T. horsfieldii. Plasma from T. graeca significantly affected the percentage proliferation and percentage viability of human cancer cell line HCT-116.
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1 August 2008
Hematological Parameters, Plasma Polypeptide Profiles, and Human Anti-Cancer Bioactivity of Testudo graeca and Testudo horsfieldii Plasma
Elie K. Barbour,
Nagy S. Abou Chakra,
Lina Jaber,
Pia A. Nehme,
Houssam Shaib,
Nada Usayran,
Riyad Sadek,
Hala Gali-Muhtasib
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Chelonian Conservation and Biology
Vol. 7 • No. 1
August 2008
Vol. 7 • No. 1
August 2008
