title: Anti-tumour effects of the sesquiterpene Lactone parthenin.
abstract: The anti-tumour effects of the sesquiterpene lactone, parthenin was studied both in vivo and in vitro. Parthenin showed marked cytotoxic activity to P815 mastocytoma, L1210 leukemia, and M-1 rhabdomyosarcoma cells in vitro. In vivo studies showed intraperitoneal drug administration could either cure mice or increase their survival time after intraperitoneal of subcutaneous injection with tumour cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mew
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Balza
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Towers
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Levy