Anti-tumor activity of Daphne mucronata extract and its effects on TNF-α receptors and TNF-α release in cultured human monocytes

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 194-198

  Hedayati, M ^a   Yazdanparast, R ^a,c   Fasihi, H ^a   Azizi, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breast tumor; Daphne mucronata; Human TNF ; LPS; Taxol

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; DAPHNE MUCRONATA EXTRACT; IODINE 125; PACLITAXEL; PLANT EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; DAPHNE MUCRONATA; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; METASTASIS INHIBITION; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DAPHNE; SCAPHOLEBERIS MUCRONATA; THYMELAEACEAE;

EID: 0037488248     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.41.3.194.15093     Document Type: Article

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