Anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities of essential oils and their biological constituents

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-95

  Torres Salazar, A ^a,b   Hoheisel, J ^b   Youns, M ^b   Wink, M ^c  

^a Biotechnology Institute   (Mexico)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drug screening; Essential oils; Pancreatic cancer

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; ESSENTIAL OIL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PANCREAS CANCER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CASPASES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; OILS, VOLATILE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 78650826132     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CPP49093     Document Type: Conference Paper

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