Inhibition of chemical carcinogenesis by Psoralea corylifolia seeds

被引:25
作者
Latha, PG [1 ]
Panikkar, KR [1 ]
机构
[1] Trop Bot Garden & Res Inst, Ethnomed & Ethnopharmacol Div, Trivandrum 695562, Kerala, India
关键词
Psoralea corylifolia; chemical carcinogenesis inhibition; croton oil;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00062-8
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 [植物学];
摘要
Psoralea corylifolia L. (Fabaceae) seeds are extensively used in Ayurvedic medicine. Topical application of 100 mg/kg body weight of the active fraction (AF) of P. corylifolia seeds inhibited the growth and delayed the onset of papilloma formation in mice, initiated with 7,12-dimethyl benz(a) anthracene and promoted using croton oil. The AF at the same dose, when administered orally, inhibited the growth of subcutaneously injected 20-methylcholanthrene (MCA) - induced soft tissue fibrosarcomas significantly. The AF has been shown by gas chromatography analysis to be composed of a mixture of glycerides of fatty acids. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:295 / 298
页数:4
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