Emodin inhibits the proliferation and invasion of bladder cancer cells via down-regulating Notch1.

Emodin exhibits anti-proliferative effects in numerous cancer cell lines via different mechanisms. The present study aimed to study the effects and underlying molecular mechanisms of emodin on bladder cancer cells. We treated two bladder cancer cell lines, T24 and 5637, with different concentrations of emodin (20, 40 and 80 µmol/L) or DMSO (Control). We analyzed the biological effects of emodin on cell growth, invasion, as well as the mRNA and...