Anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial activities of plant extracts used against hematological tumors in traditional medicine of Jordan

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 728-736

  Assaf, Areej M ^a   Haddadin, Randa N ^a   Aldouri, Nedhal A ^b   Alabbassi, Reem ^a   Mashallah, Sundus ^a   Mohammad, Mohammad ^a   Bustanji, Yasser ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Anti cancer; Anti inflammatory; Anti microbial; Hematological tumors; Jordan; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; BONGARDIA CHRYSOGONUM EXTRACT; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 8; MERCURIALIS ANNUA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRYPAN BLUE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISCUM CRUCIATUM EXTRACT;

AGAR DILUTION; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BONGARDIA CHRYSOGONUM; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGAL STRAIN; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; JORDAN; LYMPHOMA CELL LINE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MERCURIALIS ANNUA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYELOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TUMOR CELL LINE; TUMOR GROWTH; VISCUM CRUCIATUM; YEAST;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BACTERIA; BERBERIDACEAE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOKINES; EUPHORBIACEAE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; VISCUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BONGARDIA CHRYSOGONUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; MERCURIALIS ANNUA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VISCUM CRUCIATUM;

EID: 84872912255     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.11.039     Document Type: Article

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