Cytotoxic activities of Coriolus versicolor (Yunzhi) extract on human leukemia and lymphoma cells by induction of apoptosis

Life Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 797-808

  Lau, C B S ^a   Ho, C Y ^a   Kim, C F ^a   Leung, K N ^a   Fung, K P ^a   Tse, T F ^b   Chan, H H L ^b   Chow, M S S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Vita Gn Hlth Products Company Ltd   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antitumour; Apoptosis; Cancer; Coriolus versicolor; Cytotoxic; Leukemia; Lymphoma; Yunzhi

Indexed keywords

CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL; LIVER CELL; LYMPHOMA CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; NUCLEOSOME; STANDARDIZATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FORMAZANS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; LIVER; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MITOMYCIN; NUCLEOSOMES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR;

EID: 2942627418     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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