Enhanced growth inhibitory effect of 5-fluorouracil in combination with Vitex agnus-castus fruits extract against a human colon adenocarcinoma cell line, COLO 201

Journal of Chinese Clinical Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 14-19

  Imai, Masahiko ^a   Kikuchi, Hidetomo ^a   Yuan, Bo ^a   Aihara, Yoko ^a   Mizokuchi, Ayuko ^a   Ohyama, Kunio ^a   Hirobe, Chieko ^b   Toyoda, Hiroo ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Seisen University   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 fluorouracil; Apoptosis induction; Cisplatin; Colon cancer; Natural products; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOTHERAPY;

EID: 80052799170     PISSN: 15629023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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