Diterpenes from Cryptomeria japonica inhibit androgen receptor transcriptional activity in prostate cancer cells

Planta Medica

Volumn 73, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1407-1409

  Tu, Wei Chun ^a   Wang, Sheng Yang ^b   Chien, Shih Chang ^a   Lin, Feng Min ^a   Chen, Li Ru ^a   Chiu, Chih Yang ^a   Hsiao, Pei Wen ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 EPIXANTHOPEROL; 6,12 DIHYDROXYABIETA 5,8,11,13 TETRAEN 7 ONE; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; DITERPENE; FERRUGINOL; SUGIOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JAPANESE CEDAR; PROSTATE CANCER;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CRYPTOMERIA; DITERPENES; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN;

CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; CUPRESSACEAE;

EID: 36049031576     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-990233     Document Type: Article

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