Antitumor activities of extracts from selected desert plants against HepG2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 668-674

  Thoppil, Roslin J ^a   Harlev, Eli ^b   Mandal, Animesh ^a   Nevo, Eviatar ^b   Bishayee, Anupam ^c  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c American University of Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Achillea fragrantissima; Antiproliferative effect; HCC; Ochradenus baccatus; Origanum dayi; Phlomis platystegia; Varthemia iphionoides

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA FRAGRANTISSIMA EXTRACT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; OCHRADENUS BACCATUS EXTRACT; ORIGANUM DAYI EXTRACT; PHLOMIS PLATYSTEGIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARTHEMIA IPHIONOIDES EXTRACT;

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA FRAGRANTISSIMA; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; OCHRADENUS BACCATUS; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM DAYI; PHLOMIS; PHLOMIS PLATYSTEGIA; RESEDACEAE; VARTHEMIA IPHIONOIDES; VASCULAR PLANT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DESERT CLIMATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; TIME FACTORS;

ACHILLEA FRAGRANTISSIMA; ASTERACEAE; LAMIACEAE; OCHRADENUS BACCATUS; ORIGANUM; PHLOMIS; RESEDACEAE; VARTHEMIA IPHIONOIDES;

EID: 84876583475     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2012.749922     Document Type: Article

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