Pathomorphosis and mechanisms of death of tumor cells in cell cultures and inoculated tumors under the influence of drug hedge hyssop extract

At present, the incidence of cancer tends to dramatically increase, and the existing advanced methods of cancer treatment are not always effective [1]. In addition, the disadvantages of the antitumor drugs used are their toxic effect made on the intact organs and tissues of the body, as well as the development of tumor resistance to them [2]. All this makes it necessary to search for new, safer and more effective drugs. In this case, plant-derived medicines have minimal side effects, so they are given special attention today. Plant-based drugs can be used both for the treatment of tumors as monotherapy and also in combination treatment to protect normal cells (including bone marrow stem cells) in a standard course of chemotherapy and radiation therapy [1,2, 3]. According to some researchers, the most promising group of this sort of medical drugs are flavonoids, since they produce the greatest number of biological effects, which favorably influence outcomes of treatment of neoplasms