Evaluation of the antiproliferative, cytotoxic and phytochemical properties of Zimbabwean medicinal plants used in cancer treatment [PDF]
BMC Complementary Medicine and TherapiesBackground Cancer cases have been on the rise globally and several treatment strategies have been developed but mortality rates remain high. Zimbabwe, like many other countries, has also experienced a surge in cancer cases.
Sigcono Mlilo +4 more
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Which is the More Effective Option for Pleurodesis to Prevent the Recurrence of Malignant Pleural Effusion? Large-Particle Talc or Mistletoe Extract (ABNOVA Viscum Injection) [PDF]
Journal of Chest Surgery, 2023 Background: Malignant pleural effusion affects many patients with advanced cancer. When chemotherapy or radiotherapy fails to relieve malignant pleural effusion and related symptoms, drainage and pleurodesis can help. Although surgical talc pleurodesis
Changsung Han +3 more
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Synergistic Antitumour Properties of viscumTT in Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma [PDF]
Journal of Immunology Research, 2017 Aqueous mistletoe extracts from the European mistletoe (Viscum album) contain mainly mistletoe lectins and viscotoxins as cytotoxic compounds. Lipophilic triterpene acids, which do not occur in conventional mistletoe preparations, were solubilised with β-
Rahel Mascha Stammer +6 more
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A Natural Combination Extract of Viscum album L. Containing Both Triterpene Acids and Lectins Is Highly Effective against AML In Vivo. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Aqueous Viscum album L. extracts are widely used in complementary cancer medicine. Hydrophobic triterpene acids also possess anti-cancer properties, but due to their low solubility they do not occur in significant amounts in aqueous extracts.
Catharina I Delebinski +8 more
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The Antioxidant Activity of Mistletoes (Viscum album and Other Species) [PDF]
Plants, 2023 In addition to the European mistletoe, Viscum album, which is the most known and utilized one, there are several species commonly known as mistletoe.
Marcello Nicoletti
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Comparative analysis of IscM and IscQu in feline oral squamous cell carcinoma treatment: cytotoxic and apoptotic insights [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceBackroundFeline oral squamous cell carcinoma (FOSCC) is the most common malignant oral tumor in cats, characterized by invasive and aggressive behavior regardless of its location.
Huseyin Cakiroglu +7 more
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Impact of Mistletoe Triterpene Acids on the Uptake of Mistletoe Lectin by Cultured Tumor Cells. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Complementary treatment possibilities for the therapy of cancer are increasing in demand due to the severe side effects of the standard cytostatics used in the first-line therapy.
Katharina Mulsow +5 more
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Turkish Journal of Forestry, 2023 Mistletoes is an important biotic pest that needs to be studied in terms of its wide distribution in forest areas, its potential damage and predictability of adverse effects of climate change.
İsmail Baysal
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Histopathological profiles of Albino rats induced with Viscum album leaf and stem aqueous extracts
Kanem Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 Viscum album is a hemiparasitic shrub that grows on various tree species and contains diverse active substances. Objectives: The histopathology of the toxic effects of Viscum album leaf and stem aqueous extracts from host plants Azadirachta indica (neem),
Wasagwa John +4 more
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Plants, 2022 Viscum is one of the most famous and appreciated medicinal plants in Europe and beyond. The symbiotic relationship with the host tree and various endogenous and ecological aspects are the main factors on which the viscum metabolites’ profiles depend.
Adina-Elena Segneanu +5 more
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