Antiproliferative effects of tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima Swingle)

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 226-230

  De Feo, Vincenzo ^a   De Martino, Laura ^a   Santoro, Angelo ^a   Leone, Arturo ^a   Pizza, Cosimo ^a   Franceschelli, Silvia ^a   Pascale, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

1 methoxy canthin 6 one; Ailanthus altissima; Antiproliferative activity; Apoptosis; Cytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

1 METHOXYCANTHIN 6 ONE; ALKALOID; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; PROTEIN P53; STAUROSPORINE; VINCRISTINE;

AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ITALY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT ROOT; TUMOR CELL CULTURE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

AILANTHUS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS;

AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; SWINGLE;

EID: 20444499763     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1670     Document Type: Article

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