Antiproliferative and apoptotic effects of Phytolacca Americana extracts and their fractions on breast and colon cancer cells

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-26

  Maness, L ^a   Goktepe, I ^a   Hardy, B ^a   Yu, J ^a   Ahmedna, M ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Caspases; Complementary medicine; HCT 116; MCF 7; Phytolacca americana

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ANTIMITOTIC AGENT; BUTANOL; CASPASE 2; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 6; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; METHANOL; PHYTOLACCA AMERICANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; COLON CANCER; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOSIS INHIBITION; POKEWEED;

PHYTOLACCA AMERICANA; PHYTOLACCACEAE;

EID: 80052774253     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2012.17.26     Document Type: Article

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