Antiproliferation of human prostate cancer cells by ethanolic extracts of Brazilian propolis and its botanical origin

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 601-606

  Li, Hongzhen ^a   Kapur, Aneesh ^a   Yang, Jesse X ^a   Srivastava, Shiv ^a   McLeod, David G ^a   Paredes Guzman, Julio F ^b   Daugsch, Andreas ^b   Park, Yong K ^b   Rhim, Johng S ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antiproliferation; Brazilian propolis; Cell cycle; Malignant human prostate cancer cells

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CDK4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CYCLIN B; CYCLIN B1; CYCLIN D1; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 4; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPOLIS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYCLIN B; CYCLIN D1; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE 4; ETHANOL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROPOLIS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 38449122986     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.31.3.601     Document Type: Article

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