Inhibitory effects of Scutellaria barbata D. Don on human uterine leiomyomal smooth muscle cell proliferation through cell cycle analysis

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 447-454

  Lee, Tae Kyun ^a   Lee, Dong Kyu ^a   Kim, Dong Il ^a   Lee, Young Choon ^b   Chang, Young Chae ^c   Kim, Cheorl Ho ^a  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

^c Keimyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Smooth muscle actin; Cell cycle; Leiomyoma; Myometrium; Scutellaria barbata D. Don; Smooth muscle cell

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CALPONIN; CALPONIN H1; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 2; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR; CYCLIN E; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN P27; SCUTELLARIA BARBATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SCUTELLARIA; SCUTELLARIA BARBATA; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; UTERUS MYOMA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BERBERINE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; MYOMETRIUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; SCUTELLARIA; STILBENES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1642271439     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2003.12.012     Document Type: Article

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