Open AccessAn In Vitro and In Vivo Investigation of the Antimetastatic Effects of a Chinese Medicinal Decoction, Erxian Decoction, on Human Ovarian Cancer Models
Author(s) -
Ellie S.M. Chu,
Stephen Cho Wing Sze,
Ho Cheung,
Qing Liu,
Tzi Bun Ng,
Yao Tong
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
integrative cancer therapies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1552-695X
pISSN - 1534-7354
DOI - 10.1177/1534735412464519
Subject(s) - decoction , traditional medicine , ovarian cancer , in vivo , in vitro , medicine , cancer , pharmacology , biology , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology
Erxian Decoction (EXD) is a well-documented Chinese medicinal formulation, which has been clinically applied for years for relieving menopausal syndromes by modulating hormonal levels indicating that EXD might also be effective in treating hormone-related tumors. This study aimed to differentially investigate the efficacy of EXD and its antimetastatic property on human ovarian cancer cells, OVCA429.