ANTITUMOR, ANTIINFLAMMATORY AND ANALGESIC PROPERTY OF EMBELIN, A PLANT PRODUCT

Authors
CHITRA M SUKUMAR E SUJA V DEVI CSS
Citation
M. Chitra et al., ANTITUMOR, ANTIINFLAMMATORY AND ANALGESIC PROPERTY OF EMBELIN, A PLANT PRODUCT, Chemotherapy, 40(2), 1994, pp. 109-113
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy",Oncology
Journal title
Chemotherapy → ACNP
ISSN journal
00093157
Volume
40
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
109 - 113
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-3157(1994)40:2<109:AAAAPO>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Embelin, a plant-based benzoquinone derivative, has been found to exhi bit significant antitumor activity in methylcholanthrene-induced fibro sarcoma in albino rats besides enhancing their survival time. The drug also has an appreciable action on pain and inflammation. The changes in DNA, RNA and protein levels in various organs in the tumor-bearing control and the drug-treated animals were also studied.