Inhibition of tumor growth and metastasis by Korean mistletoe lectin is associated with apoptosis and antiangiogenesis

Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 439-447

  Park, Won Bong ^a   Lyu, Su Yun ^a   Kim, Jong Huyn ^a   Choi, Sang Ho ^a   Chung, Ho Kwon ^b   Ahn, Sang Hun ^c   Hong, Sung Youl ^c   Yoon, Taek Joon ^d   Choi, Myeong Jun ^e  

^a Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

^b Charmzone Co LTD   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^e Mogam Biotechnology Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antiangiogenesis; Apoptosis; B16 BL6 melanoma; Mistletoe lectin; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; DNA FRAGMENT; VISCUM ALBUM LECTIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL CYCLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; GROWTH INHIBITION; LUNG METASTASIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR GROWTH;

ALLANTOIS; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CHORION; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; FEMALE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT PROTEINS; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035216950     PISSN: 10849785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/108497801753354348     Document Type: Article

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