Evaluation of the estrogenic activity of the constituents in the fruits of Vitex rotundifolia L. for the potential treatment of premenstrual syndrome

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1307-1312

  Hu, Yuan ^a   Hou, Ting Ting ^a   Zhang, Qiao Yan ^a   Xin, Hai Liang ^a   Zheng, Han Chen ^a   Rahman, Khalid ^b   Qin, Lu Ping ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGNUSIDE; CASTICIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FULVESTRANT; LUTEOLIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN PS2; ROTUNDIFURAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX ROTUNDIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; STANDARDIZATION; VITEX ROTUNDIFOLIA;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DITERPENES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCOSIDES; HUMANS; LUTEOLIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER; VITEX;

EID: 34548456044     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp.59.9.0016     Document Type: Article

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