Proapoptotic effect of Uncaria tomentosa extracts

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-94

  De Martino, Laura ^a   Martinot, José Luis Silva ^b   Franceschelli, Silvia ^a   Leone, Arturo ^a   Pizza, Cosimo ^a   De Feo, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b Laboratorios Hersil sa   (Peru)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase3; HeLa; MCF7; SAOS; Uncaria tomentosa

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CANCER; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSTASIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; MUTAGENESIS; PLANT ROOT; SOUTH AMERICA; TUMOR CELL;

APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CASPASE 3; CELL LINE, TUMOR; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; UNCARIA;

MARTYNIA ANNUA; RUBIACEAE; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA;

EID: 33745934133     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.02.013     Document Type: Article

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