Opuntia humifusa Partitioned Extracts Inhibit the Growth of U87MG Human Glioblastoma Cells

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-252

  Hahm, Sahng Wook ^a   Park, Jieun ^a   Son, Yong Suk ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antiproliferative activity; G1 arrest; Opuntia humifusa; U87MG; Water partitioned fractions

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; OPUNTIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; OPUNTIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

CACTACEAE; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA HUMIFUSA;

EID: 77957134092     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-010-0188-y     Document Type: Article

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