In vitro studies of endophytic fungi from Tripterygium wilfordii with anti-proliferative activity on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 94, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 295-300

  Kumar, D Siva Sundara ^a   Cheung, Hon Yeung ^b   Lau, Chak Sing ^a   Chen, Feng ^a   Hyde, Kevin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anti proliferative activity; Cytotoxicity; Endophytic fungi; Peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACREMONIUM EXTRACT; MUCOR EXTRACT; PESTALOTIOPSIS DISSEMINATA EXTRACT; PESTALOTIOPSIS LEUCOTHES EXTRACT; PESTALOTIOPSIS SUFFOCATA EXTRACT; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PLANT EXTRACT; TRYPAN BLUE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACREMONIUM; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; ENDOPHYTE; FEMALE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MORPHOTYPE; MUCOR; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PESTALOTIOPSIS DISSEMINATA; PESTALOTIOPSIS LEUCOTHES; PESTALOTIOPSIS SUFFOCATA; SPECIES HABITAT; TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FUNGI; GROWTH INHIBITORS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TRIPTERYGIUM;

EID: 4344600731     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.05.019     Document Type: Article

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