Finally, in order to track the molecular pathway through which D. maritima bulb extract was able to induce apoptosis in colon cancer cell lines, RT-qPCR was used to quantify the following target genes: genes encoding for pro-inflammatory cytokines, including TNF-α and IL-6, as well as the gene encoding for caspase-8. The gene discussed is CASP8; the disease is malignant colon neoplasm.