Cytotoxic effect of oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus on human androgen-independent prostate cancer PC-3 cells

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 196-204

  Gu, Yu Huan ^a   Sivam, Gowsala ^a  

^a BASTYR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen independent prostate cancer; Apoptosis; Cytotoxicity; Pleurotus ostreatus; Tumor colony inhibition

Indexed keywords

AGAR; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; LIPOCORTIN 5; NADROPARIN; PEPTIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS EXTRACT; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANCHORAGE INDEPENDENT GROWTH; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CUT FLOWER; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEAT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NICK END LABELING; PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; PLEUROTUS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TEMPERATURE;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS;

EID: 33745835474     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.9.196     Document Type: Article

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