Suppression of human cervical cancer cell lines Hela and DoTc2 4510 by a mixture of lysine, proline, ascorbic acid, and green tea extract

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1241-1247

  Roomi, M W ^a   Ivanov, V ^a   Kalinovsky, T ^a,b   Niedzwiecki, A ^a   Rath, M ^a  

^a Matthias Rath Inc   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antitumor effect; Cervical cancer; DOTC2 4510; Hela; MMP; Nutrient mixture

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; GELATINASE; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; LYSINE; MATRIGEL; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PROLINE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL INVASION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; ZYMOGRAPHY;

ASCORBIC ACID; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GELATINASES; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LAMININ; LYSINE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 9; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROLINE; PROTEOGLYCANS; TEA; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 33745077013     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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