Ethyl acetate fraction of Radix rubiae inhibits cell growth and promotes terminal differentiation in cultured human keratinocytes

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 241-247

  Zhou, Lin Li ^a   Lin, Zhi Xiu ^a   Fung, Kwok Pui ^b   Che, Chun Tao ^c   Zhao, Ming ^c   Cheng, Christopher H K ^b   Zuo, Zhong ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

EA fraction of Radix rubiae; HaCaT keratinocytes; HEK keratinocytes; Psoriasis; Terminal differentiation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIPSORIASIS AGENT; CYTOKERATIN 14; CYTOKERATIN 5; INVOLUCRIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; RUBIAE RADIX; TRANSGLUTAMINASE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; KERATINOCYTE; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACETATES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; KERATINS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RUBIA;

RUBIA CORDIFOLIA;

EID: 84861972548     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.04.051     Document Type: Article

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