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The anti-tumor activity of Mikania micrantha aqueous extract in vitro and in vivo.

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Aqueous extract obtained from Mikania micrantha (MMAE) is commonly used as traditional medicine in some countries. We hypothesized that MMAE may inhibit tumor cell growth, both in an in vitro and in vivo setting. In in vitro experiments, two kinds of human cancer cell lines, K562 and Hela were used

Anticarcinogenic biological response of Mikania cordata: reflections in hepatic biotransformation systems.

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The chemopreventive role of an Indian medicinal plant Mikania cordata (Compositae), which is consumed as vegetable and advocated in folk-medicine, has been evaluated through its effects on Phase 1 and 2 of the hepatic drug-detoxifying enzyme system in rats. Although oral administration of a

Influence of Mikania laevigata Extract over the Genotoxicity Induced by Alkylating Agents.

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Medicinal plants are still widely used worldwide; yet for some species, little or no information is available concerning their biological activity, specially their genotoxic and antimutagenic potential. Mikania laevigata (Asteraceae) is a native plant from South America, and its extracts are largely

Mikania laevigata: chemical characterization and selective cytotoxic activity of extracts on tumor cell lines.

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Cancer is the second major cause of mortality worldwide, losing only to cardiovascular disease. Nowadays, around 50% of antineoplastic drugs were discovered and isolated by indications of plants in folk medicine. In Brazilian flora there are many species of plants which have great therapeutic

Genotoxic evaluation of Mikania laevigata extract on DNA damage caused by acute coal dust exposure.

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In the present article, we report data on the possible antigenotoxic activity of Mikania laevigata extract (MLE) after acute intratracheal instillation of coal dust using the comet assay in peripheral blood, bone marrow, and liver cells and the micronucleus test in peripheral blood of Wistar rats.

Cytotoxic and anti-infective phenolic compounds isolated from Mikania decora and Cremastosperma microcarpum.

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An anticancer-bioassay guided isolation of the ethanol extract and fractions of two plants from the Peruvian rainforest, Mikania decora and Cremastosperma microcarpum, led to the characterization of one abundant diterpene, ent-pimara-8(14),15-dien-19-oic acid (1), three thymol derivatives,

Mutagenic and antimutagenic potential of the medicinal plants M. laevigata and C. xanthocarpa.

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Aqueous extracts of medicinal plants (Mikania laevigata and Campomanesia xanthocarpa) were screened for the presence of mutagenic activity in the Salmonella/microsome assay. The extracts of Campomanesia xanthocarpa showed frameshift (TA97a strain) signs of mutagenic activity without exogenous

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