Effect of natural 2,5-diaryl-3,4-dimethyltetrahydrofuran lignans on complement activation, lymphocyte proliferation, and growth of tumor cell lines

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 449-453

  Nascimento, M S J ^a   Pedro, M ^a   Cerqueira, F ^a   Bastos, M ^a   Vieira, L M ^a   Kijjoa, A ^a,b   Pinto, M M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anticomplementary; Antiproliferative; Antitumor activity; Lignans; Persea membranacea; Talauma hodgsonii

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIMETHYLTETRAHYDROFURAN; GALBACIN; LIGNAN DERIVATIVE; MACHILLIN F; TALAUMIDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NONHUMAN; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TUMOR CELL LINE; TUMOR GROWTH;

MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS; PERSEA; TALAUMA; TALAUMA HODGSONII;

EID: 11244292562     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200490894824     Document Type: Article

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