Inhibitory effects of Agaricus blazei extracts on human myeloid leukemia cells

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 320-326

  Kim, Chi Fai ^a   Jiang, Jing Jing ^a   Leung, Kwok Nam ^a   Fung, Kwok Pui ^a   Lau, Clara Bik San ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Agaricus blazei; Anti tumor; Apoptosis; Cancer; Cytotoxic; Leukemia

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; AGARICUS BLAZEI EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; THYMIDINE;

AGARICUS BLAZEI; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL DEATH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LEUKEMIA CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; LIVER CELL; MOUSE; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; NONHUMAN;

AGARICUS; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; LIVER; MICE; MICE, NUDE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

AGARICUS BLAZEI; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 60849126955     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.12.025     Document Type: Article

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