Potential of traditional ayurvedic formulation, Triphala, as a novel anticancer drug

Cancer Letters

Volumn 231, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 206-214

  Sandhya, T ^a   Lathika, K M ^a   Pandey, B N ^b   Mishra, K P ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Barcl 95; Cellular cytotoxicity; MCF 7; Oxidative stress; ROS; Triphala

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; LIPOCORTIN 5; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL VIABILITY; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; THYMUS LYMPHOMA; TRIPHALA; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANIMALS; ANNEXIN A5; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LIVER; LYMPHOMA; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MICE; MICE, NUDE; NEOPLASMS; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPLEEN; TERMINALIA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA; MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS; MURINAE;

EID: 29844455687     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2005.01.035     Document Type: Article

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