Sesquiterpene lactones isolated from Elephantopus scaber L. Inhibits human lymphocyte proliferation and the growth of tumour cell lines and induces apoptosis in vitro

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Geetha, B S ^a   Nair, Mangalam S ^b   Latha, P G ^a   Remani, P ^c  

^a Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute   (India)

^b REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

^c REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; DEOXYELEPHANTOPIN; ELEPHANTOPUS SCABER EXTRACT; ISODEOXYELEPHANTOPIN; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PLANT EXTRACT; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE DERIVATIVE; THYMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DNA; LACTONE; SESQUITERPENE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER GROWTH; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELEPHANTOPUS SCABER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ANIMAL; ASTERACEAE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN HCT116; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; SURVIVAL;

ELEPHANTOPUS SCABER;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; ASTERACEAE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HCT116 CELLS; HUMANS; LACTONES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SESQUITERPENES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84858146974     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/721285     Document Type: Article

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