vinca difformis/phosphatase

Daily administration of Vinca rosea Linn. extract orally and embelin s.c. to male albino rats caused significant rise in levels of acid and alkaline phosphatases of testis and prostate indicating altered metabolic function.

Dermal papillae (DPs) control the formation of hair shafts. In clinical settings, colchicine (CLC) induces patients' hair shedding. Compared to the control, the ex vivo hair fiber elongation of organ cultured vibrissa hair follicles (HFs) declined significantly after seven days of CLC treatment. The

S 12363 is a new Vinca alkaloid derivative, characterized by the grafting of an alpha-aminophosphonate, onto the Vinca nucleus, facilitating drug penetration and increasing intracellular drug retention. As a high cytotoxic activity had been demonstrated in in vitro and in vivo models recommended by

Data generated in the new National Cancer Institute drug evaluation program, which is based on inhibition of cell growth in 60 human tumor cell lines, were used to compare new compounds with agents of known mechanism of action in terms of their differential cytotoxicity. Two marine natural products,