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Screening of some saponins and phenolic components of Tribulus terrestris and Smilax excelsa as MDR modulators.

Antoaneta Ivanova, Julianna Serly, Dragomir Dinchev, Imre Ocsovszki, Joséph Molnár

PubMed · 2009 · 30 citations · 19 references

Abstract

Based on these results, methylprototribestin and the mixture of the 3 acetylated isomers can be recommended for further in vivo experiments in combination with anthracyclines in human MDR-cancer xenograft transplanted mice.

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Role of resveratrol in prevention and therapy of cancer: preclinical and clinical studies.

Bharat B. Aggarwal, Anjana Bhardwaj, Rishi S. Aggarwal et al. · PubMed · 2004 · 1.4K citations

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Certain calcium channel blockers bind specifically to multidrug-resistant human KB carcinoma membrane vesicles and inhibit drug binding to P-glycoprotein.

Marilyn M. Cornwell, Ira Pastan, Michael M. Gottesman · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1987 · 535 citations · Full text

Saponins in Tribulus terrestris – Chemistry and Bioactivity

Irena Kostova, Dragomir Dinchev · Phytochemistry Reviews · 2005 · 229 citations

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Distribution of steroidal saponins in Tribulus terrestris from different geographical regions

Dragomir Dinchev, Bogdan Janda, Liuba Evstatieva et al. · Phytochemistry · 2007 · 149 citations

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Tumor-specificity and apoptosis-inducing activity of stilbenes and flavonoids.

Shahead Ali Chowdhury, Kaori Kishino, Rie Satoh et al. · PubMed · 2005 · 124 citations

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