Proceedings of the PSK Conference (대한약학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2003.10b
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- Pages.129.2-129.2
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- 2003
Antitumor activity of Acanthopanax senticosus extract and its possible immunological mechanism
- Shin, Kwang-Soon (Department of Food and Biotechnology, Kyonggi University) ;
- Yoo, Yung-Choon (College of Medicine, Konyang University) ;
- Yoon, Taek-Joon (College of Medicine, Konyang University)
- Published : 2003.10.01
Abstract
Antitumor and immunomodulatory activities of an aqueous extract (GF100) of Acanthopanax senticosus was examined. In experimental lung metastasis of colon26-M3.l carcinoma cells, intravenous (i.v.) administration of GF100 2 days before tumor inoculation significantly inhibited lung metastasis in a dose-dependant manner. The i.v. administration of GF100 also exhibited the therapeutic effect on tumor metastasis of colon26-M3.1 cells, when it was injected 1 day after tumor inoculation. In an in vitro cytotoxicity analysis, GF100 enhanced the responsiveness to a mitogen, concanavalin A (ConA), of splenocytes in a dose-dependent manner. (omitted)
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