Evaluation of the cytotoxic effect of the monoterpene indole alkaloid echitamine in-vitro and in tumour-bearing mice

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1213-1219

  Jagetia, Ganesh Chandra ^a   Baliga, Manjeshwar Shrinath ^a   Venkatesh, Ponemone ^a   Ulloor, Jagadish N ^b   Mantena, Sudheer Kumar ^c   Genebriera, Joseph ^d   Mathuram, V ^e  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d Department of Medical Education   (United States)

^e Captain Srinivasamurthy Drug Research Institute for Ayurveda Chennai   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS EXTRACT; DOXORUBICIN; ECHITAMINE CHLORIDE; GLUTATHIONE; INDOLE ALKALOID; NATURAL PRODUCT; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL KILLING; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CELL STRAIN KB; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG ISOLATION; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; EXPERIMENTAL NEOPLASM; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEDIAL SURVIVAL TIME; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL TIME;

ALKALOIDS; ALSTONIA; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CARCINOMA, EHRLICH TUMOR; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LONGEVITY; MALE; MICE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; PLANT BARK; SECOLOGANIN TRYPTAMINE ALKALOIDS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 25844519029     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp.57.9.0017     Document Type: Article

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