Anti-proliferative and mutagenic activities of aqueous and methanol extracts of leaves from Pereskia bleo (Kunth) DC (Cactaceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 448-456

  Er, Hui Meng ^a   Cheng, En Hsiang ^a   Radhakrishnan, Ammu Kutty ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anti proliferative; Apoptosis; Aqueous extracts; Methanol extracts; Mutagenic; Pereskia bleo (Kunth) DC (Cactaceae)

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; LIVER ENZYME; METHANOL; PERESKIA BLEO EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CACTACEAE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MOUSE; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PERESKIA BLEO; PLANT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CACTACEAE; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; METHANOL; MICE; MUTAGENS; NIH 3T3 CELLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; WATER;

BOVINAE; CACTACEAE; PERESKIA BLEO;

EID: 34548427772     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.06.026     Document Type: Article

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