Progress in research on anthocyanidin components in Chinese traditional medicine against neoplasm.
- Author:
Xiao-Xia LIN
1
;
Shou-Min ZHU
Author Information
1. Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China. linxx915@163.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Anthocyanins;
chemistry;
isolation & purification;
pharmacology;
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic;
chemistry;
isolation & purification;
pharmacology;
Antioxidants;
pharmacology;
Apoptosis;
drug effects;
Cell Differentiation;
drug effects;
DNA Fragmentation;
drug effects;
Humans;
Neoplasms;
pathology;
Neovascularization, Pathologic;
Plants, Medicinal;
chemistry;
Structure-Activity Relationship
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2005;30(15):1147-1150
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Anthocyanidin is a type of the plant pigments distributed very extensively, in traditional Chinese herbal products as well. In this review was introduced the recently progress in the anti-cancer trials of anthocyanidins, including the anti-oxidation, the prevention of DNA strand scission, stimulation of cell differentiation, induction of cell apoptosis, interference of regulation of cell proliferation, anti-angiogenic property etc, and the research of anti-cancer mechanisms of anthocyanidin and its structure-activity relationship, pointed the foreground of research and development of anti-cancer medicine.
