[Review on experimental research of Chinese herbal medicine intervenion for breast cancer]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2007 Sep;32(18):1947-50.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

A review was about the mechanism of Chinese herbal medicine and its compounds intervening breast cancer in recent years. Experimental results showed that Chinese herbal medicine and its compounds have the activity of anti-cancer, through inhibiting the growth and proliferation of breast cancer cells, restraining the metastasis, appearing the estrogen-like activity and improving multi-drug resistance, and so on.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology*
  • Apoptosis / drug effects*
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Breast Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple / drug effects
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / drug effects
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology*
  • Female
  • Humans

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal