Cytotoxicity and inhibition of P-glycoprotein by selected medicinal plants from Thailand

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 633-641

  Noysang, Chanai ^a,d,e   Mahringer, Anne ^b   Zeino, Maen ^c   Saeed, Mohamed ^c   Luanratana, Omboon ^d   Fricker, Gert ^b   Bauer, Rudolf ^a   Efferth, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e RAJAMANGALA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THANYABURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

ABC transporter; Blood brain barrier; Chemotherapy; Herbal therapy; Multidrug resistance; Natural products

Indexed keywords

COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DICHLOROMETHANE; DOXORUBICIN; GLYCOPROTEIN P INHIBITOR; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HEXANE; JASMINUM SAMBAC EXTRACT; MAMMEA SIAMENSIS EXTRACT; MESUA FERREA EXTRACT; METHANOL; MICHELIA ALBA EXTRACT; MIMUSOPS ELENGI EXTRACT; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; NELUMBO NUCIFERA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAPAMIL; VINCRISTINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIAL CELL; BRAIN TUMOR CELL LINE; BREAST CANCER CELL LINE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL ISOLATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; FLOWER; HCT116 CELL LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JASMINE; JASMINUM SAMBAC; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; MAMMEA; MAMMEA SIAMENSIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MESUA FERREA; MICHELIA ALBA; MIMUSOPS ELENGI; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NELUMBO NUCIFERA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RESAZURIN ASSAY; SWINE; THAILAND; XTT ASSAY; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; METABOLISM; NEOPLASMS; ORIENTAL MEDICINE; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULARIZATION;

JASMINUM SAMBAC; MAMMEA; MAMMEA SIAMENSIS; MESUA FERREA; MICHELIA ALBA; MIMUSOPS ELENGI; NELUMBO NUCIFERA; SUS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; DRUG RESISTANCE, NEOPLASM; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FLOWERS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; NEOPLASMS; P-GLYCOPROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SWINE; THAILAND;

EID: 84905103425     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.06.001     Document Type: Article

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