Selective induction of apoptosis in glioma tumour cells by a Gynostemma pentaphyllum extract

Phytomedicine

Volumn 17, Issue 8-9, 2010, Pages 589-597

  Schild, L ^a   Chen, B H ^b   Makarov, P ^a   Kattengell, K ^a   Heinitz, K ^a   Keilhoff, G ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Glioma tumour cells; Gynostemma pentaphyllum; Hydrogen peroxide; Proliferation; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CASPASE 3; GYNOSTEMMA PENTAPHYLLUM EXTRACT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SAPONIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLIOMA; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASPASE 3; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GLIOMA; GYNOSTEMMA; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SAPONINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

GYNOSTEMMA PENTAPHYLLUM;

EID: 77952288741     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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