Anti-tumour and immuno-stimulating activities of the fruiting bodies of Paecilomyces japonica, a new type of Cordyceps spp.

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 830-833

  Shin, Kuk Hyun ^a   Lim, Soon Sung ^a   Lee, Sanghyun ^a   Lee, Yeon Sil ^a   Jung, Sang Hoon ^a   Cho, Sae Yun ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Anti tumor activity; Cabon clearance; Cordyceps sinensis; Immuno stimulating activity; Paecilomyces japonica; Sarcoma 180 ascitc tumor cell

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALCOHOL; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS EXTRACT; FLUOROURACIL; PAECILOMYCES JAPONICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUITING BODY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LARVA; LYSOSOME; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAECILOMYCES JAPONICA; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SARCOMA CELL; SILKWORM; TUMOR VOLUME; WILD TYPE;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CARBON; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FRUIT; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PAECILOMYCES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SARCOMA 180; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS;

CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS; FUNGI; JAPONICA; PAECILOMYCES;

EID: 0043012015     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1253     Document Type: Article

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