A combination of alkaloids and triterpenes of alstonia scholaris (Linn.) R. Br. leaves enhances immunomodulatory activity in C57BL/6 mice and induces apoptosis in the a549 cell line

Molecules

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 13920-13939

  Feng, Liang ^a   Chen, Yan ^a   Yuan, Ling ^a   Liu, Xuan ^a   Gu, Jun Fei ^a   Zhang, Ming Hua ^a   Wang, Ying ^a  

^a Academy of Chinese Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Alstonia scholaris (Linn.) R. Br.; Antitumor; Apoptosis; Immunomodulatory; Non small cell lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; TRITERPENE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALSTONIA; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PLANT LEAF; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ALKALOIDS; ALSTONIA; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CELL LINE, TUMOR; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PLANT LEAVES; TRITERPENES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84888595305     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules181113920     Document Type: Article

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