Carnosol: A promising anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory agent

Cancer Letters

Volumn 305, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Johnson, Jeremy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cancer; Carnosol; Rosemary; Sage

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CARNOSIC ACID; CARNOSOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FLUTAMIDE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; TAMOXIFEN;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER PREVENTION; CARCINOGEN DNA INTERACTION; COLON CANCER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SPECIFICITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TARGETING; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LIFESTYLE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN CANCER; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALIA; ORIGANUM; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 79953171483     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2011.02.005     Document Type: Review

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