Immunomodulatory Effects of Viscum album Extracts on Natural Killer Cells: Review of Clinical Trials

S Braedel-Ruoff - Forschende Komplementärmedizin/Research in …, 2010 - karger.com
Extracts produced from Viscum album L.(mistletoe) are widely used in complementary
medicine for the treatment of cancer. In many preclinical and clinical studies, Viscum album …

[PDF][PDF] NCCAM/NCI phase 1 study of mistletoe extract and gemcitabine in patients with advanced solid tumors

PJ Mansky, DB Wallerstedt… - Evidence-based …, 2013 - downloads.hindawi.com
Purpose. European Mistletoe (Viscum album L.) extracts (mistletoe) are commonly used for
cancer treatment in Europe. This phase I study of gemcitabine (GEM) and mistletoe in …

Mistletoe and cancer: controversies and perspectives

PJ Mansky - Seminars in oncology, 2002 - Elsevier
Extracts and preparations from the tree parasitic plant mistletoe (Viscum album L.) have
been used in the treatment of cancer for decades. Numerous preclinical and in vitro studies …

Characterization of recombinant and plant‐derived mistletoe lectin and their B‐chains

J Eck, M Langer, B Möckel, K Witthohn… - European journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Mistletoe lectin I (pML) and its isoforms ML II and III constitute the active principle in extract
preparations from mistletoe, commonly used as immunomodulator in adjuvant tumour …

The influence of Isorel on the advanced colorectal cancer

M Cazacu, T Oniu, C Lungoci, A Mihailov… - Cancer Biotherapy …, 2003 - liebertpub.com
There is still no therapy method in the colorectal cancers that is good enough for such a
complex disease. Combined surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy improved survival …

Biologically active compounds from European mistletoe (Viscum album L.)1

JR Ochocka, A Piotrowski - Canadian journal of plant pathology, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
European mistletoe (Viscum album L.) is a commonly occurring semiparasite of trees. The
extracts from European mistletoe have been shown to possess immunostimulatory and …

Biological effects of natural and recombinant mistletoe lectin and an aqueous mistletoe extract on human monocytes and lymphocytes in vitro

U Elsässer‐Beile, M Voss, R Schühle… - Journal of clinical …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Mistletoe lectin is thought to constitute the active principle in extract preparations from
mistletoe, which are widely used as immunomodulators in adjuvant tumor therapy. However …

Comparison of the Effects of Viscum album Lectin ML-1 and Fresh Plant Extract (Isorel) on the Cell Growth in vitro and Tumorigenicity of Melanoma B16F10

N Žarković, T Kališnik, I Lončarić, S Borović… - Cancer biotherapy & …, 1998 - liebertpub.com
Numerous findings indicate that specific plant lectins acting against cancer could be major
active components of Viscum album extracts, although activity of low molecular weight …

Activation of human γδ T-cell by heat-treated mistletoe plant extracts

S Fischer, A Scheffler, D Kabelitz - Immunology letters, 1996 - Elsevier
Various microorganisms including mycobacteria, other bacteria, and parasites such as
Plasmodium falciparum are known to activate human γδ T-cells in vitro. In this study, we …

In vitro investigation into the potential of a mistletoe extract to alleviate adverse effects of cyclophosphamide

J Burkhart… - Alternative Therapies in …, 2010 - search.proquest.com
Mistletoe extracts have been shown to provide deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-stabilizing
effects in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in vitro. We investigated the …