The Anti-Lung Cancer Activities of Steroidal Saponins of P. polyphylla Smith var. chinensis (Franch.) Hara through Enhanced Immunostimulation in Experimental Lewis Tumor-Bearing C57BL/6 Mice and Induction of Apoptosis in the A549 Cell Line

The Anti-Lung Cancer Activities of Steroidal Saponins of P. polyphylla Smith var. chinensis (Franch.) Hara through Enhanced Immunostimulation in Experimental Lewis Tumor-Bearing C57BL/6 Mice and Induction of Apoptosis in the A549 Cell Line

P. polyphylla Smith var. chinensis (Franch.) Hara (PPSCFH) has been used as medicinal Paris for the prevention and treatment of cancers in China for thousands of years. Its main components, steroidal saponins (PRS), have been confirmed to inhibit tumor growth. In the present study, the immunostimula...

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Main Authors: Rui-Ping Wang, Xiao-Bin Jia, Liang Feng, Jin-Yong Zhou, Bao-Xin-Zi Liu, Yun-Tao Zhu, Dong Qin, Jun Jiang, Ming-Hua Zhang, Jian Wu, Xi Zou, Jun-Fei Gu, Yu Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-10-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
P. polyphylla Smith var. chinensis (Franch.) Hara
steroidal saponins
immunostimulation
inflammation
apoptosis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/10/12916

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