Er Zhi Wan, an ancient herbal decoction for woman menopausal syndrome, activates the estrogenic response in cultured MCF-7 cells: An evaluation of compatibility in defining the optimized preparation method

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 109-115

  Xu, Hong ^a,c,d   Su, Zi Ren ^b   Huang, Wen ^a,b   Choi, Roy Chi Yan ^a   Zheng, Yu Zhong ^a   Lau, David Tai Wai ^a   Dong, Tina Ting Xia ^a   Wang, Zheng Tao ^c,d   Tsim, Karl Wah Keung ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^d Shanghai R and D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines   (China)

Author keywords

Compatibility; Ecliptae Herba; Er Zhi Wan; Estrogenic activities; Ligustri Lucidi Fructus

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ECLIPTAE HERBA EXTRACT; ER ZHI WAN DECOCTION; ESTROGEN; LIGUSTRI LUCIDI FRUCTUS EXTRACT; LUCIFERASE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECLIPTAE PROSTRATE; ESTROGEN RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGUSTRI LUCIDI FRUCTUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ECLIPTA; FEMALE; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; LIGUSTRUM; MCF-7 CELLS; MENOPAUSE; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84864663275     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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