A hepatoprotective <it>Lindera obtusiloba </it>extract suppresses growth and attenuates insulin like growth factor-1 receptor signaling and NF-kappaB activity in human liver cancer cell lines

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In traditional Chinese and Korean medicine, an aqueous extract derived from wood and bark of the Japanese spice bush <it>Lindera obtusiloba </it>(<it>L.obtusiloba</it>) is applied to treat inflammations and ch...

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Main Authors: Stroh Thorsten, Kim Ki, Trowitzsch-Kienast Wolfram, Seehofer Daniel, Neumann Ulf, Erben Ulrike, Ruehl Martin, Freise Christian, Zeitz Martin, Somasundaram Rajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/11/39