Figure 5. Myrrh inhibits gastric tumor growth in vivo.

The nude mice were subcutaneously injected with BGC-823 and SGC7901 cells. When the tumor size was approximately 0.1–0.2 cm³ in size, the mice were randomly divided into four groups (n=5) to receive different treatments. (A and E) Myrrh inhibits gastric xenograft tumor growth in vivo. (B and F) Body weight change of mice treated with saline or myrrh. (C and G) Tumor volume was measured, and the tumor growth curves were drafted. (D and H) COX-2 protein expression in tumor tissues from myrrh-treated and control mice. Data were shown as mean ± SD from five mice; *P<0.05, **P<0.01 versus control (saline)