Apotosis, cancer and antioxidants/adaptogens

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Hi All,

 

Talk about coincidences!

 

Here are the Biomail Alerts from MEDLINE for yesterday. MANY

od them are on herbs and apotosis [in cancer], and/or on

antioxidants/adaptogens:

 

Chen JW, Chen YH, Lin FY, Chen YL, Lin SJ|Ginkgo

biloba Extract Inhibits Tumor Necrosis Factor-{alpha}-Induced Reactive Oxygen

Species Generation,

Transcription Factor Activation, and Cell Adhesion

Molecule Expression in Human Aortic Endothelial Cells. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc

Biol 2003 Jul 31;. PMID:

12893683 [PubMed - pubmed-not-medline]

 

Lee J, Son D, Lee P, Kim SY, Kim H, Kim CJ, Lim E|Alkaloid fraction of Uncaria

rhynchophylla protects against N-methyl-D-aspartate-induced apoptosis in rat

hippocampal slices. Neurosci Lett 2003 Sep 4;348(1):51-5. PMID: 12893423 [PubMed

- in-process]

 

Srinivas G, Anto RJ, Srinivas P, Vidhyalakshmi

S, Senan VP, Karunagaran D|Emodin induces apoptosis of human cervical cancer

cells through poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage and activation of caspase-9.

Eur J

Pharmacol 2003 Jul 25;473(2-3):117-25. PMID: 12892828

[PubMed - in-process]

Andelic S |[in Process Citation] Vojnosanit Pregl 2003 May-Jun;60(3):361-4.

PMID: 12891733 [PubMed - in-

process]

 

Markowitz JS, Devane CL, Chavin KD, Taylor RM, Ruan Y, Donovan JL|Effects of

garlic (Allium sativum L.) supplementation on cytochrome P450 2D6 and 3A4

activity in healthy volunteers. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2003 Aug;74(2):170-7. PMID:

12891227 [PubMed - in-process]

 

Anon|Stacking up the benefits of three popular herbs. Johns Hopkins Med Lett

Health After 50 2003

Aug;15(6):3, 7. PMID: 12889455 [PubMed - completed]

 

 

Kennedy DO, Wake G, Savelev S, Tildesley NT, Perry

EK, Wesnes KA, Scholey AB|Modulation of Mood and

Cognitive Performance Following Acute Administration of Single Doses of Melissa

Officinalis (Lemon Balm) with

Human CNS. Nicotinic and Muscarinic Receptor-Binding

Properties. Neuropsychopharmacology 2003 Jul 23;.

PMID: 12888775 [PubMed - pubmed-not-medline]

 

Anon|Herbal medicines: Newer rules, familiar problems.

Proposed regulations may improve quality but still won't require proof of safety

and effectiveness. Harv Health

Lett 2003 Jul;28(9):4-5. PMID: 12888470 [PubMed - in-

process]

 

Kligler B|Black cohosh. Am Fam Physician 2003 Jul

1;68(1):114-6. PMID: 12887117 [PubMed - in-process]

Einterz EM|Perceptions of malaria transmission, presentation and management in

northern Cameroon. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2003 Jan-Feb;97(1):51-2. PMID:

12886805 [PubMed - in-process]

 

Gong F, Liang YZ, Xie PS, Chau FT|Information theory applied to chromatographic

fingerprint of herbal medicine for quality control. J Chromatogr A 2003 Jun

20;1002(1-

2):25-40. PMID: 12885076 [PubMed - in-process]

 

Zhu YS, Huang Y, Cai LQ, Zhu J, Duan Q, Duan Y, Imperato-McGinley J|The Chinese

medicinal herbal formula ZYD88 inhibits cell growth and promotes cell apoptosis

in prostatic tumor cells. Oncol Rep 2003 Sep-Oct;10(5):1633-9. PMID: 12883751

[PubMed - in-process]

Owen DJ, Fang ML|Information-seeking behavior in

complementary and alternative medicine (CAM): an online survey of faculty at a

health sciences campus*. J Med Libr Assoc 2003 Jul;91(3):311-21. PMID: 12883563

[PubMed - in-process]

 

Saxena N, Dwivedi UN, Singh RK, Kumar A, Saxena C, Saxena RC, Saxena

M|Modulation of Oxidative and

Antioxidative Status in Diabetes by Asphaltum

Panjabinum. Diabetes Care 2003 Aug;26(8):2469-2470. PMID: 12882881 [PubMed -

pubmed-not-medline]

 

Shoskes DA|Treatment response to conventional and

novel therapies in chronic prostatitis. Curr Urol Rep 2003 Aug;4(4):311-5. PMID:

12882725 [PubMed - in-process]

 

 

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