In vitro anti-prostate cancer and ex vivo antiangiogenic activity of Vernonia guineensis Benth. (Asteraceae) tuber extracts

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 866-871

  Toyang, Ngeh J ^a,b   Wabo, Hippolyte K ^c   Ateh, Eugene N ^b   Davis, Harry ^b   Tane, Pierre ^c   Kimbu, Samuel F ^d   Sondengam, Luc B ^e,f   Bryant, Joseph ^b  

^a Virgin Botanicals and Biotech Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^e Boyo Division   (Cameroon)

^f National Polytechnic Bambui   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Medicinal plant; Pentaisovalerylsucrose; Prostate cancer; Vernonia guineensis

Indexed keywords

4 [3 (4 IODOPHENYL) 2 (4 NITROPHENYL) 2H 5 TETRAZOLIO] 1,3 BENZENE DISULFONATE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; DOCETAXEL; GLYCOPROTEIN P; IODINE DERIVATIVE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; PACLITAXEL; PENTAISOVALERYLSUCROSE; PLANT EXTRACT; TETRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA GUINEENSIS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CAMEROON; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER RESISTANCE; CLONOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; EX VIVO STUDY; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PLANT TUBER; PROSTATE CANCER; RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VASCULAR RING; VERNONIA GUINEENSIS;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RATS; VERNONIA;

ASTERACEAE; RATTUS; VERNONIA GUINEENSIS;

EID: 84861331700     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.03.021     Document Type: Article

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