title: The therapeutic potential of Aloe Vera in tumor-bearing rats.
abstract: Aloe Vera has been claimed to contain several important therapeutic properties, including anticancer effects. The effect of Aloe Vera administration was studied on a pleural tumor in rat. Growth of Yoshida AH-130 ascite hepatoma cells injected (2 x 10(5) in 0.1 ml) into pleura of male inbred Fisher rats was evaluated at different times (7th and 14th days). Data show that the use of Aloe Vera proved a therapeutic method, and that the present experimental model could be useful in the study of other therapeutics treatments in vivo.
authors: Institute of General Pathology, Medical Faculty, University of Milan, Italy.
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Corsi
authors: A A
authors: AA
authors: Bertelli
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Gaja
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Fulgenzi
authors: M E
authors: ME
authors: Ferrero
mesh_terms: D000504:Aloe / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts