CAPE (Caffeic acid phenethyl ester)-based propolis extract (Bio 30) suppresses the growth of human neurofibromatosis (NF) tumor xenografts in mice

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 226-230

  Demestre, M ^a   Messerli, S M ^b   Celli, N ^c   Shahhossini, M ^a   Kluwe, L ^a   Mautner, V ^a   Maruta, H ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Laboratorio Angela Valenti dei Fattori Genetici e Ambientali di Rischio Trombotico   (Italy)

^d NF Cure Japan   (Australia)

Author keywords

AIDS; Bio 30; CAPE; Fragile x syndrome; MM; Neurofibromatosis; NF1; NF2; Propolis

Indexed keywords

BIO 30; CAFFEIC ACID PHENETHYL ESTER; P21 ACTIVATED KINASE 1; PROPOLIS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CAFFEIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; P21 ACTIVATED KINASE; PAK1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PHENETHYL ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NONHUMAN; TUMOR REGRESSION; TUMOR XENOGRAFT; ANIMAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG SCREENING; NUDE MOUSE; TUMOR CELL LINE;

APOIDEA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CAFFEIC ACIDS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, NUDE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2; P21-ACTIVATED KINASES; PHENYLETHYL ALCOHOL; PROPOLIS; XENOGRAFT MODEL ANTITUMOR ASSAYS;

EID: 59449102431     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2594     Document Type: Article

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