Nitric oxide involvement in the anti-tumor effect of mistletoe (Viscum album L.) extracts iscador on human macrophages: Short communication

Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research

Volumn 56, Issue 6 A, 2006, Pages 457-460

  Mossalayi, M Djavad ^a   Alkharrat, Abir ^a   Malvy, Denis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b University Hospital Center   (France)

Author keywords

Iscador ; Macrophages; Mistletoe extracts; Nitric oxide, involvement in anti tumor effect; Viscum album L.

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; LECTIN; NITRIC OXIDE; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; PLANT EXTRACT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; VISCUM ALBUM PEPTIDE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MACROPHAGE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TH1 CELL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; TH1 CELLS;

EID: 33748668667     PISSN: 00044172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1296812     Document Type: Article

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