Antiproliferative effects on tumour cells and promotion of keratinocyte wound healing by different lichen compounds

Planta Medica

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 607-613

  Burlando, Bruno ^a   Ranzato, Elia ^a   Volante, Andrea ^a   Appendino, Giovanni ^a   Pollastro, Federica ^a   Verotta, Luisella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer cells; Cell migration; Cytotoxicity assay; HaCat keratinocytes; Lichen compounds; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ANTIMITOTIC AGENT; EVERNIC ACID; GYROPHORIC ACID; SALAZINIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; USNIC ACID; VULPINIC ACID; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; KERATINOCYTE; LICHEN; TISSUE REGENERATION; TUMOR CELL; VULVA CARCINOMA; WOUND HEALING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BENZOFURANS; BENZOIC ACIDS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; FURANS; HUMANS; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; KERATINOCYTES; LACTONES; LICHENS; NEOPLASMS; PHENYLACETATES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SALICYLIC ACIDS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 68949137482     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185329     Document Type: Article

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