Digitonin synergistically enhances the cytotoxicity of plant secondary metabolites in cancer cells

Phytomedicine

Volumn 19, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 1307-1314

  Eid, Safaa Yehia ^a   El Readi, Mahmoud Zaki ^a,b   Wink, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Digitonin; Phenolics; Synergy; Terpenoids

Indexed keywords

AROMADENDRENE; BETA CAROTENE; DIGITONIN; GLAUCINE; GLUCOSIDE; HARMINE; MENTHOL; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SANGUINARINE; SITOSTEROL; TERPENOID; THYMOL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ALKALOIDS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BENZOPHENANTHRIDINES; CACO-2 CELLS; DIGITALIS; DIGITONIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOQUINOLINES; MCF-7 CELLS; NEOPLASMS; P-GLYCOPROTEIN; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TERPENES;

EID: 84870063006     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: 1618095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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