Anti-angiogenic and cytotoxicity studies of some medicinal plants

Planta Medica

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 935-940

  Ng, Kwok Wen ^a   Salhimi, Salizawati Muhamad ^a   Majid, Amin Malik Shah Abdul ^a   Chan, Kit Lam ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

angiogenesis; betulinic acid; cytotoxicity; Euphorbiaceae; Irvingia malayana; Irvingiaceae; Phyllanthus species

Indexed keywords

BETULIC ACID; IRVINGIA MALAYANA EXTRACT; LIGNAN; METHANOL; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS PULCHER EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS URINARIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SURAMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS MALABARICA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLUMEA BALSAMIFERA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRVINGIA MALAYANA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYLLANTHUS; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI; PHYLLANTHUS PULCHER; PHYLLANTHUS URINARIA; RAT; SARSAPARILLA; SMILAX MYOSOTIFLORA; STROBILANTHES CRISPUS; TINOSPORA; TINOSPORA CRISPA; UMBILICAL VEIN;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; AORTA; CELL LINE, TUMOR; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; LIGNANS; NEOPLASMS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; TRITERPENES; UMBILICAL VEINS;

AILANTHUS; BLUMEA BALSAMIFERA; EUPHORBIACEAE; IRVINGIA MALAYANA; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI; PHYLLANTHUS PULCHER; PHYLLANTHUS URINARIA; RATTUS; SMILAX MYOSOTIFLORA; STROBILANTHES; TINOSPORA CRISPA;

EID: 77953859240     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1240813     Document Type: Article

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