Progress of research in antitumor mechanisms with Chinese medicine.
The anti-tumor effects of Chinese herbal medicines and their prescription preparations attracted more and more attention at home and abroad. Thus, it is becoming a hot research topic to exploit the anti-tumor mechanisms of Chinese medicine, and some of them have been partly clarified with the improved research ability to date. In brief, the Chinese herbal medicines possess unique advantages on the treatment of tumors through their multiple actions on multiple targets.
Han
Shu-yan
SY
Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, China.
Li
Ping-ping
PP
D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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