Anti-cancer and anti-angiogenic effects of curcumin and tetrahydrocurcumin on implanted hepatocellular carcinoma in nude mice

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2003-2009

  Yoysungnoen, Pornprom ^a   Wirachwong, Ponthip ^b   Changtam, Chatchawan ^c   Suksamram, Apichart ^c   Patumraj, Suthiluk ^d  

^a NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Thailand Government Pharmaceutical Organization   (Thailand)

^c RAMKHAMHAENG UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Curcumin; HepG2; Intravital fluorescence videomicroscopy; Tetrahydrocurcumin; Tumor angiogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; CURCUMIN; TETRAHYDROCURCUMIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INOCULATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MICROVASCULATURE; MOUSE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NONHUMAN; TUMOR CELL LINE; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 44849122833     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.2003     Document Type: Article

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