title: Effect of methanolic extract of Enicostemma littorale on Dalton's ascitic lymphoma.
abstract: The antitumour activity of methanolic extract of Enicostemma littorale (MEL) has been evaluated against Dalton's ascitic lymphoma (DAL) in swiss albino mice. A significant enhancement of mean survival time of MEL treated tumour bearing mice was found with respect to control group. MEL treatment was found to enhance peritoneal cell counts. When these MEL treated animals underwent i.p. inoculation with DAL cells, tumour cell growth was found to be inhibited. After 14 days of inoculation, MEL is able to reverse the changes in the haemotological parameters, protein and PCV consequent to tumour inoculation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Periyar College of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Girls, Tiruchirappalli-620 021, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kavimani
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Manisenthlkumar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001772:Blood Cell Count / Q000187:drug effects; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000166:cytology; D007194:India; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D051379:Mice; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D010936:Plant Extracts