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  1. Chalcone Panduratin A (PA) has been known for its antioxidant property, but its merits against oxidative damage in liver cells has yet to be investigated. Hence, the paper aimed at accomplishing this task with...

    Authors: Suzy M Salama, Ahmed S AlRashdi, Mahmood A Abdulla, Pouya Hassandarvish and Mehmet Bilgen
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:279
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  2. Ginkgo biloba drugs (Gb) are reimbursed within the German statutory health insurance (SHI) scheme for treatment of dementia. In 2008, a novel Gb product containing 240 mg Ginkgo extract EGb761® per tablet was in...

    Authors: Sittah Czeche, Katrin Schüssel, Alexandra Franzmann, Martin Burkart and Martin Schulz
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:278
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  3. Si-Wu-Tang (SWT), a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) formula, is widely used for the treatment of gynopathies diseases such as menstrual discomfort, climacteric syndrome, dysmenorrhea, and other estrogen-rel...

    Authors: Chi-Ming Wu, Po-Chun Chen, Te-Mao Li, Yi-Chin Fong and Chih-Hsin Tang
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:277
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  4. Sida cordata, a member of Family Malvaceae is used in folk medicine for various ailments including liver diseases. In this study we investigated, its flavonoid constituents, in vitro antioxidant potential agains...

    Authors: Naseer Ali Shah, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Bushra Ahmad, Farah Noureen, Umbreen Rashid and Rahmat Ali Khan
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:276
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  5. In traditional medicine Cinnamon is considered a remedy for respiratory, digestive and gynaecological ailments. In-vitro and in-vivo studies from different parts of the world have demonstrated numerous beneficial...

    Authors: Priyanga Ranasinghe, Shehani Pigera, GA Sirimal Premakumara, Priyadarshani Galappaththy, Godwin R Constantine and Prasad Katulanda
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:275
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  6. Injury to a nerve is the most common reason of acquired peripheral neuropathy. Therefore, searching for effective substance to recover of nerve after injury is need of present era. The current study investigat...

    Authors: Vivek Jain, Ashutosh Pareek, Yashumati Ratan Bhardwaj and Nirmal Singh
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:274
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  7. Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. (Rutaceae), commonly known as bael, is used to treat fevers, abdomen pain, palpitation of the heart, urinary troubles, melancholia, anorexia, dyspepsia, diabetes and diarrhea in Indian ...

    Authors: Vikas Kumar, Danish Ahmed, Amita Verma, Firoz Anwar, Mohammed Ali and Mohd Mujeeb
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:273
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  8. In Cameroonian traditional medicine various extracts of Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel (Iridaceae) have been used as a cure for various ailments that include headaches, digestive problems, muscle and joint aches, and...

    Authors: Gwladys Temkou Ngoupaye, Elisabeth Ngo Bum and Willie Mark Uren Daniels
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:272
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  9. Lung cancer constitutes one of the malignancies with the greatest incidence and mortality rates with 1.6 million new cases and 1.4 million deaths each year. Prognosis remains poor due to deleterious developmen...

    Authors: Sau Har Lee, Indu Bala Jaganath, Rishya Manikam and Shamala Devi Sekaran
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:271
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  10. Lycnophora pinaster is used by the traditional Brazilian medicine for the treatment of inflammations. Anti-inflammatory activity of Lycnophora pinaster was investigated for extracts, fractions, and isolated comp...

    Authors: Viviane GC Abreu, Geone M Correa, Thiago M Silva, Humberto S Fontoura, Denise C Cara, Dorila Piló-Veloso and Antônio FC Alcântara
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:270
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  11. Honey is a natural substance produced by honeybees and has nutritional and therapeutic uses. In Ethiopia, honeys are used traditionally to treat wounds, respiratory infections and diarrhoea. Recent increase of...

    Authors: Yalemwork Ewnetu, Wossenseged Lemma and Nega Birhane
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:269
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  12. In vitro antioxidant activities and neuron-like PC12 cell protective effects of solvent fractions from aged garlic extracts were investigated to evaluate their anti-amnesic functions. Ethyl acetate fractions of ...

    Authors: Ji Hee Jeong, Hee Rok Jeong, Yu Na Jo, Hyeon Ju Kim, Jeong Hae Shin and Ho Jin Heo
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:268
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  13. The aims of this study were to evaluate the antidiabetic activity and to detect molecular size of Pseudostellaria heterophylla polysaccharide (PHP). Pseudostellaria heterophylla is a medicine extensively used in ...

    Authors: Juan Hu, Wensheng Pang, Jinlong chen, Shaowei Bai, Zhenzhu Zheng and Xiaohua Wu
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:267
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  14. Nauclea latifolia Smith, a shrub belonging to the family Rubiaceae is a very popular medicinal plant in Cameroon and neighboring countries where it is used to treat jaundice, yellow fever, rheumatism, abdominal ...

    Authors: Manuela Donalisio, Huguette Magnifouet Nana, Rosalie Annie Ngono Ngane, Donatien Gatsing, Alembert Tiabou Tchinda, Roberta Rovito, Valeria Cagno, Cecilia Cagliero, Fabrice Fekam Boyom, Patrizia Rubiolo, Carlo Bicchi and David Lembo
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:266
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  15. The main objective of this study was the phytochemical characterization of four indigenous essential oils obtained from spices and their antibacterial activities against the multidrug resistant clinical and so...

    Authors: Rasheeha Naveed, Iftikhar Hussain, Abdul Tawab, Muhammad Tariq, Moazur Rahman, Sohail Hameed, M Shahid Mahmood, Abu Baker Siddique and Mazhar Iqbal
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:265
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  16. Camel milk (CM) is gaining increasing recognition due to its beneficial effects in the control and prevention of multiple health problems. The current study aimed to investigate the effects of CM on the hepati...

    Authors: Aida A Korish and Maha M Arafah
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:264
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  17. Saikosaponin-d (SSd), a monomer terpenoid purified from the Chinese herbal drug Radix bupleuri, has multiple effects, including anticancer properties. However, the effect of SSd on tumors exposed to radiation ...

    Authors: Bao-Feng Wang, Zhi-Jun Dai, Xi-Jing Wang, Ming-Hua Bai, Shuai Lin, Hong-Bing Ma, Ya-Li Wang, Ling-Qin Song, Xiu-Long Ma, Ying Zan, Wei-Li Min and Yan-An Cheng
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:263
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  18. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are important mediators in a number of degenerative diseases. Oxidative stress refers to the imbalance between the production of ROS and the ability to scavenge these species thro...

    Authors: Tonali Blanco-Ayala, Rafael Lugo-Huitrón, Elizabeth M Serrano-López, Ricardo Reyes-Chilpa, Edgar Rangel-López, Benjamín Pineda, Omar Noel Medina-Campos, Laura Sánchez-Chapul, Enrique Pinzón, Trejo-Solis Cristina, Daniela Silva-Adaya, José Pedraza-Chaverrí, Camilo Ríos, Verónica Pérez de la Cruz and Mónica Torres-Ramos
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:262
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  19. Mushrooms are not only regarded as gourmet cuisine but also as therapeutic agent to promote cognition health. However, little toxicological information is available regarding their safety. Therefore, the aim o...

    Authors: Chia-Wei Phan, Pamela David, Murali Naidu, Kah-Hui Wong and Vikineswary Sabaratnam
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:261
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  20. Nested qualitative studies within clinical trials provide data on patients’ experiences of receiving trial interventions and can inform and improve trial designs. The present study explored patients’ experienc...

    Authors: John Gareth Hughes, Wanda Russell, Matthew Breckons, Janet Richardson, Mari Lloyd-Williams and Alex Molassiotis
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:260
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  21. Himalayan plants are widely used in traditional system of medicine both as prophylactics and therapeutics for high altitude maladies. Our aim was to evaluate the antioxidant capacities and bioactive compounds ...

    Authors: Priyanka Dhar, Prabodh Kumar Bajpai, Amol Bapurao Tayade, Om Prakash Chaurasia, Ravi Bihari Srivastava and Shashi Bala Singh
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:259
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  22. New alternatives for the treatment of Tuberculosis (TB) are urgently needed and medicinal plants represent a potential option. Chamaedora tepejilote and Lantana hispida are medicinal plants from Mexico and their ...

    Authors: Adelina Jiménez-Arellanes, Julieta Luna-Herrera, Jorge Cornejo-Garrido, Sonia López-García, María Eugenia Castro-Mussot, Mariana Meckes-Fischer, Dulce Mata-Espinosa, Brenda Marquina, Javier Torres and Rogelio Hernández-Pando
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:258
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  23. Both experimental and clinical studies suggest that oxidative stress plays a major role in the pathogenesis of both types of diabetes mellitus. This oxidative stress leads to β-cell destruction by apoptosis. H...

    Authors: Samidha A Kalekar, Renuka P Munshi and Urmila M Thatte
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:257
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  24. Ganoderma lucidum has been purported as a potent remedy in the treatment and prevention of several ailments, including hypertension. This study aimed to explore the anti-ACE potential of protein fractions from t...

    Authors: Nurhuda Mohamad Ansor, Noorlidah Abdullah and Norhaniza Aminudin
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:256
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  25. Bioactive molecules have received increasing attention due to their nutraceutical attributes and anticancer, antioxidant, antiproliferative and apoptosis-inducing properties. This study aimed to investigate th...

    Authors: Molka Abbes, Houda Baati, Sonda Guermazi, Concetta Messina, Andrea Santulli, Neji Gharsallah and Emna Ammar
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:255
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  26. Inflammatory response in the CNS mediated by microglia cells play an important role in host defense and is implicated in the pathology of neurodegenerative diseases. We investigated the capacity of Entada african...

    Authors: Brice Ayissi Owona, Nico Frederic Njayou, Stefan A Laufer, Hermann J Schluesener and Paul Fewou Moundipa
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:254
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  27. Hericium erinaceus, as a commonly used medicine or food, has attracted much attention due to its health effects when used as a home remedy for some diseases. The aim of this work was to investigate the hypoglyce...

    Authors: Bin Liang, Zhengdong Guo, Fang Xie and Ainong Zhao
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:253
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  28. Zhuyeqing Liquor (ZYQL), a well-known Chinese traditional health liquor, has various biological properties, including anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunoenhancement and cardiovascular protective effects.

    Authors: Hong-ying Gao, Guo-yu Li, Jian Huang, Ying Han, Fu-zhou Sun, Xiao-wei Du, Li-juan An, Hang-yu Wang and Jin-hui Wang
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:252
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  29. Accumulating evidences suggest that aldose reductase (AR) inhibitors and advanced glycation end product (AGE) formation inhibitors may prevent chronic hyperglycemia-induced long-term complication in diabetes. ...

    Authors: Young Sook Kim, Dong Ho Jung, Ik Soo Lee, So-Jin Choi, Song Yi Yu, Sea-Kwang Ku, Myung-Hwa Kim and Jin Sook Kim
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:251
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  30. Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major hurdle for cancer treatment worldwide and accounts for chemotherapy failure in over 90% of patients with metastatic cancer. Evidence of the cytotoxicity of Cameroonian pla...

    Authors: Victor Kuete, Igor K Voukeng, Roger Tsobou, Armelle T Mbaveng, Benjamin Wiench, Veronique P Beng and Thomas Efferth
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:250
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  31. Visceral leishmaniasis is the most serious form of leishmaniasis and can be lethal if left untreated. Currently available treatments for these parasitic diseases are frequently associated to severe side effect...

    Authors: Igor A Rodrigues, Mariana M B Azevedo, Francisco C M Chaves, Humberto R Bizzo, Suzana Corte-Real, Daniela S Alviano, Celuta S Alviano, Maria S S Rosa and Alane B Vermelho
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:249
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  32. The stress of a breast cancer diagnosis and its treatment can produce a variety of psychosocial sequelae including impaired immune responses. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a structured complemen...

    Authors: Elisabeth Kenne Sarenmalm, Lena B Mårtensson, Stig B Holmberg, Bengt A Andersson, Anders Odén and Ingrid Bergh
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:248
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  33. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder. Many patients suffer from IBS that can be difficult to treat, thus complementary therapies which may be effective and have a low...

    Authors: Jae-Woo Park, Byung-Hee Lee and Hyangsook Lee
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:247
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  34. The aims of this study were to evaluate the effect and mechanism of a traditional Chinese medicine formula: Tongxieyaofang (TXYF) on Rats with Post Infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome (PI-IBS).

    Authors: Xuguang Hu, Xiaojun Zhang, Bin Han and Weijian Bei
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:246
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  35. The growth-inhibiting and morphostructural effects of seven constituents identified in Asarum heterotropoides root on 14 intestinal bacteria were compared with those of the fluoroquinolone antibiotic ciprofloxaci...

    Authors: Haribalan Perumalsamy, Moon Young Jung, Seung Min Hong and Young-Joon Ahn
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:245
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  36. The Lonicera japonica has been used as natural and healthy drink for its anti-inflammatory effect and pleasant odor in China and Taiwan.

    Authors: Jung C Liao, Wen T Chang, Yu H Lan, Mann J Hour and Hong Z Lee
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:244
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  37. Alpinia pahangensis, a wild ginger distributed in the lowlands of Pahang, Malaysia, is used by the locals to treat flatulence. In this study, the antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of the crude aqueous methano...

    Authors: Chung-Weng Phang, Sri Nurestri Abd Malek and Halijah Ibrahim
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:243
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  38. Catechins-rich oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) leaves extract (OPLE) is known to have antioxidant activity. Several polyphenolic compounds reported as antioxidants such as quercetin, catechins and gallic acid have b...

    Authors: Rajavel Varatharajan, Munavvar Zubaid Abdul Sattar, Ivy Chung, Mahmood Ameen Abdulla, Normadiah M Kassim and Nor Azizan Abdullah
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:242
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  39. Obesity is associated with knee pain and is an independent predictor of incident knee osteoarthritis (OA); increased pain with movement often leads patients to adopt sedentary lifestyles to avoid pain. Detaile...

    Authors: Kate L Lapane, Shibing Yang, Rachel Jawahar, Timothy McAlindon and Charles B Eaton
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:241
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  40. Ligament injuries are common clinical problems for which there are few established interventions. Instrument-assisted cross fiber massage (IACFM) was recently shown to accelerate the restoration of biomechanic...

    Authors: M Terry Loghmani and Stuart J Warden
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:240
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  41. Seropharmacology arising recently is a novel method of in vitro pharmacological study on Chinese herb using drug-containing animal serum. As seropharmacology possesses the advantages of experiments in vitro and i...

    Authors: Haibo Xu, Qinghe Wu, Cheng Peng and Lijuan Zhou
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:239
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  43. Alpinia oxyphylla is a common remedy in traditional Chinese medicine.Yakuchinone A is a major constituent of A. oxyphylla andexhibits anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antibacterial, and gastric protectiveactivities...

    Authors: Rong-Jyh Lin, Chuan-Min Yen, Tzung-Han Chou, Feng-Yu Chiang, Guey-Horng Wang, Ya-Ping Tseng, Lin Wang, Ting-Wei Huang, Hui-Chuan Wang, Leong-Perng Chan, Hsiou-Yu Ding and Chia-Hua Liang
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:237
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  44. Ischemic hypoxic brain injury often causes irreversible brain damage. The lack of effective and widely applicable pharmacological treatments for ischemic stroke patients may explain a growing interest in tradi...

    Authors: Yuan-Xiao Yang, Yi-Tao Chen, Xiao-Jie Zhou, Chun-Lan Hong, Chang-Yu Li and Jian-You Guo
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:236
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  45. Guava pomace is an example of the processing waste generated after the manufacturing process from the juice industry that could be a source of bioactives. Thus, the present investigation was carried out in ord...

    Authors: Carina Denny, Priscilla S Melo, Marcelo Franchin, Adna P Massarioli, Keityane B Bergamaschi, Severino M de Alencar and Pedro L Rosalen
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:235
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  46. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is known for its high incidence of neck lymph node metastasis, which represents poor prognosis. The present study aimed to examine the anti-metastatic properties of Selaginella tama...

    Authors: Chung-Han Hsin, Buor-Chang Wu, Chun-Yi Chuang, Shun-Fa Yang, Yi-Hsien Hsieh, Hsin-Yu Ho, Huang-Pin Lin, Mu-Kuan Chen and Chiao-Wen Lin
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:234
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  47. Samsoeum (SSE), a traditional herbal formula, has been widely used to treat cough, fever, congestion, and emesis for centuries. Recent studies have demonstrated that SSE retains potent pharmacological efficien...

    Authors: Aeyung Kim, Nam-Hui Yim and Jin Yeul Ma
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:233
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  48. The rhizome of Hydnophytum formicarum Jack., a medicinal plant known in Thai as Hua-Roi-Roo, has been used in Thai traditional herbal medicine for treatment of cancer. We assessed the ability of its ethanolic and...

    Authors: Thanaset Senawong, Suwatchai Misuna, Somprasong Khaopha, Suporn Nuchadomrong, Prasan Sawatsitang, Chanokbhorn Phaosiri, Arpa Surapaitoon and Banchob Sripa
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:232
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  49. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key regulator of physiologic and pathogenic angiogenesis in diseases such as cancer and diabetic retinopathy. It is known that cysteine proteases from plants, lik...

    Authors: Thomas Mohr and Lucia Desser
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:231
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  50. Complementary medicines, including homeopathy, are used by many patients with cancer, usually alongside with conventional treatment. However, the molecular mechanisms underneath the anti-cancer effect, if any,...

    Authors: Shilpi Saha, Dewan Md Sakib Hossain, Shravanti Mukherjee, Suchismita Mohanty, Minakshi Mazumdar, Sanhita Mukherjee, Uttam K Ghosh, Chaturbhuj Nayek, Chinta Raveendar, Anil Khurana, Rathin Chakrabarty, Gaurisankar Sa and Tanya Das
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:230
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