Effects of mistletoe (Viscum album L.) extracts on cultured tumor cells

• Published in: Experientia Vol. 42; no. 6; pp. 594 - 599
• Main Authors: Ribereau-Gayon, G, Jung, M.L, Baudino, S, Salle, G, Beck, J.P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 15.06.1986
• Subjects: Animals; cell culture; Cell Line; Cell Membrane - drug effects; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; Cell Transformation, Viral; cytotoxicity; Fermentation; Fibroblasts - drug effects; hepatoma; Humans; Lactobacillus - metabolism; Leukemia, Lymphoid - drug therapy; Liver Neoplasms, Experimental - drug therapy; Mice; Microscopy, Electron; Mistletoe; Neoplasms - drug therapy; plant extracts; Plant Extracts - metabolism; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Plant Extracts - therapeutic use; Plants, Medicinal; Rats; Simian virus 40; T-Lymphocytes; Viscum album

Bacterially fermented mistletoe preparations (BFMP) were tested on rat hepatoma tissue culture (HTC) cells and human leukemia Molt 4 cells. A dose-dependent inhibition of the growth rate of the cells was observed. For both cell lines, cytostatic concentrations, expressed in weight of fresh plant, we...