Differential control of growth, cell cycle progression, and gene expression in human estrogen receptor positive MCF-7 breast cancer cells by extracts derived from polysaccharopeptide I'm-Yunity and Danshen and their combination

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1215-1222

  Hsieh, Tze Chen ^a   Wu, Joseph ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast carcinogenesis; Cell cycle control; Danshen; I'm Yunity; I'm Yunity Plus; Induction of apoptosis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; HERBACEOUS AGENT; I'M YUNITY; I'M YUNITY PLUS; I'M-YUNITY; I'M-YUNITY-PLUS; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE PEPTIDE; PROTEOGLYCAN; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA EXTRACT; TUMOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; DNA MICROARRAY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ETHANOL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTEOGLYCANS; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA;

EID: 34250381155     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.29.5.1215     Document Type: Article

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