| Literature DB >> 3802058 |
H Tokuda, H Ohigashi, K Koshimizu, Y Ito.
Abstract
Ursolic acid (UA) and oleanolic acid (OA), which had been isolated from Glechoma hederacea as inhibitors of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) activation induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), were tested against inhibitory effect on tumor promotion by TPA in vivo. They inhibited effectively the tumor promotion in mouse skin and the activities were comparable to that of a known inhibitor of tumor promotion, retinoic acid (RA). Interestingly, UA was more effective on a single application before initial TPA-treatment than on a continuous application before each TPA-treatment, while OA and RA were ineffective in the same treatment. These data suggest that the role of UA for inhibitory action on tumor promotion differs slightly from those of RA and OA.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID： 3802058 DOI： 10.1016/0304-3835(86)90067-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Lett ISSN： 0304-3835 Impact factor: 8.679