Radix bupleuri containing compound (KY88 liver-livo) induces apoptosis and production of interleukin-4 and tumor necrosis factor-α in liver cancer cells in vitro

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-193

  Chow, Louis W C ^a   Loo, Wings T Y ^a   Sham, Jonathan S T ^a   Cheung, Mary N B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Interleukin 4; KY88; Liver; Radix bupleuri; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ARTEMISIA CAPILLARIS EXTRACT; BUPLEURUM ROOT; CHINESE DRUG; DESMODII EXTRACT; GAMMA INTERFERON; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; LITHOSPERMUM EXTRACT; PAEONIA RADIX; PHELLODENDRON EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PORIA SCLEROTIUM EXTRACT; SCHIZANDRA EXTRACT; SCUTELLARIAE RADIX; TRICHOSANTHES EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMODII; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MEDICINAL PLANT; PORIA SCLEROTIUM; SCHISANDRACEAE;

EID: 3543031106     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X04001850     Document Type: Article

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