Evaluation of 5α-reductase inhibitory activity of certain herbs useful as antiandrogens

Andrologia

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 592-601

  Nahata, A ^a   Dixit, V K ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

5 reductase; Antiandrogens; Antioxidant activity; in vitro; NADPH

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; BENINCASA HISPIDA EXTRACT; CAESALPINIA BONDUC EXTRACT; COLOCYNTH EXTRACT; CUSCUTA REFLEXA EXTRACT; ECHINOPS ECHINATUS EXTRACT; FINASTERIDE; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; PEDALIUM MUREX EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI EXTRACT; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; SPHAERANTHUS INDICUS EXTRACT; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; PLANT EXTRACT; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BENINCASA HISPIDA; CAESALPINIA BONDUC; COLOCYNTH; CUSCUTA REFLEXA; DRUG ACTIVITY; ECHINOPS ECHINATUS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME INHIBITION ASSAY; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; HERB; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OPTICAL DENSITY; PEDALIUM MUREX; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI; SPHAERANTHUS INDICUS; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; URTICA DIOICA; ASTERACEAE; CUCURBITACEAE; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYMOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; PROSTATE;

3-OXO-5-ALPHA-STEROID 4-DEHYDROGENASE; 5-ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ASTERACEAE; CUCURBITACEAE; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HUMANS; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; MALE; NADP; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROSTATE; REISHI; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 84904297719     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/and.12115     Document Type: Article

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