title: [The antitumor activities of the extracts from Stellera chamaejasmel L. in vitro by means of systematic solvent extraction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To screen the antitumor extract from Stellera chamaejasmel L..
  
  
  METHODS
  The means of systematic solvent extraction was used to separate the 95% ethanol extract. The antitumor activities of the different extracts in vitro were analyzed with MTT assay.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The petroleum ether extract and the chloroform extract strongly inhibited cell proliferation of human cancer cell lines such as leukemia HL-60, stomach cancer SGC-7901 and hepatocarcinoma BEL-7402, and showed significant dose-dependent response while the n-butanol extract and the methanol extract exhibited low antitumor activities in vitro. The petroleum ether extract was most active.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The petroleum ether extract is the principal antitumor extract from Stellera chamaejasmel L..
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhengping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Junjie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Ruxue
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000379:methods; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D029645:Thymelaeaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal