In vitro Immunopotentiating Properties and Tumour Cell Toxicity Induced by Lophophora williamsii (Peyote) Cactus Methanolic Extract

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1076-1081

  Franco Molina, M ^a   Gomez Flores, R ^a   Tamez Guerra, P ^a   Tamez Guerra, R ^a   Castillo Leon, L ^a   Rodriguez Padilla C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antitumour activity; Immunopotentiation; In vitro; Lophophora williamsii; Methanol extract; Peyote extract

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; LOPHOPHORINE; MESCALINE; MESSENGER RNA; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FIBROSARCOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOPOTENTIATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOMA CELL LINE; MACROPHAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; THYMUS; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKINS; LEUKOCYTES; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MESCALINE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RNA, MESSENGER; THYMUS GLAND;

CACTACEAE; LOPHOPHORA; LOPHOPHORA WILLIAMSII; MURINAE;

EID: 0242268436     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1313     Document Type: Article

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