Ganoderma lucidum inhibits tumour cell proliferation and induces tumour cell death

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 177-185

  Xie, Yi Zhen ^a   Li, Sen Zhu ^a   Yee, Albert ^c   La Pierre, David P ^c,d   Deng, Zhaoqun ^c   Lee, Daniel Y ^c,d   Wu, Qing Ping ^a   Chen, Qi ^a   Li, Chong ^a   Zhang, Zhi ^a   Guo, Jun ^a   Jiang, Zide ^b   Yang, Burton B ^c,d  

^a Guangdong Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Erk activation; Polysaccharide; Proliferation; Spore

Indexed keywords

ERK ACTIVATION; MTT ASSAY; PROLIFERATION; SPORE;

CELLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRUG PRODUCTS; PATIENT TREATMENT; POLYSACCHARIDES; TUMORS;

FUNGI;

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; TRYPAN BLUE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME CHEMISTRY; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAINING; TUMOR CELL;

FUNGI; GANODERMA LUCIDUM;

EID: 33749655182     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2005.10.051     Document Type: Article

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