Comparative studies of various Ganoderma species and their different parts with regard to their antitumor and immunomodulating activities in vitro

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 777-789

  Yue, Grace G L ^a   Fung, Kwok Pui ^a   Tse, Gary M K ^a   Leung, Ping Chung ^a   Lau, Clara B S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; GANODERMA SINENSE EXTRACT; GANODERMA TSUGAE EXTRACT; NATURAL PRODUCT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG POTENCY; FRUITING BODY; GANODERMA; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GANODERMA SINENSE; GANODERMA TSUGAE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPOTENTIATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPLEEN LYMPHOCYTE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOWN-REGULATION; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; REISHI; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 33845591207     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.777     Document Type: Article

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