Pentacyclic triterpenoic acids: New chemoprotective compounds. Minireview

Neoplasma

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 327-333

  Ovesna Z ^a   Vachalkova A ^a   Horvathova K ^a   Tothova D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Anti tumor; Immunomodulatory properties; Oleanolic acid; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIULCER AGENT; DOXORUBICIN; OLEANOLIC ACID; PENTACYCLIC TRITERPENOIC ACID; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID;

ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFLAMMATION; LIVER PROTECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 8444253806     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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