In vitro effects of Sutherlandia frutescens water extracts on cell numbers, morphology, cell cycle progression and cell death in a tumorigenic and a non-tumorigenic epithelial breast cell line

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-60

  Stander, Andre ^a   Marais, Sumari ^a   Stivaktas, Voula ^a   Vorster, Christiaan ^a   Albrecht, Carl ^b   Lottering, Mona Liza ^a   Joubert, Annie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Cancer Association of South Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antitumor; Apoptosis; Autophagy; Sutherlandia frutescens

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; SUTHERLANDIA FRUTESCENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; BREAST EPITHELIUM; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER CELL; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL COUNT; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LYSOSOME; NONHUMAN; SHRUB; SUTHERLANDIA FRUTESCENS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CELL PROLIFERATION; FABACEAE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; PERMEABILITY; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS;

SUTHERLANDIA FRUTESCENS;

EID: 67349239825     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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