Downregulation of hepatitis B surface antigen expression in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines by HD-03, a polyherbal formulation

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-91

  Yeh, S F ^a   Gupta, Monika ^b   Sarma, D N K ^b   Mitra, S K ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Himalaya Health Care   (India)

Author keywords

HBsAg; HD 03; Hepatitis B; HepG2 A2; PLC PRF 5

Indexed keywords

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; CICHORIUM INTYBUS EXTRACT; HD 03; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PICRORRHIZA KURROA EXTRACT; SOLANUM NIGRUM EXTRACT; TEPHROSIA PURPUREA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CHICORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG FORMULATION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER PROTECTION; PICRORRHIZA KURROA; SOLANUM NIGRUM; TEPHROSIA PURPUREA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DOWN-REGULATION; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0037278293     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.864     Document Type: Article

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