On their extravasation from the vascular system into inflamed tissues, leukocytes must
maneuver through a complex insoluble network of molecules termed the extracellular matrix …

The popularity of herbal medicine has exploded during the past decade, with herbal
remedies becoming increasingly available in such conventional outlets as drugstores and …

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 …

With the techniques of vital microscopic and reflection spectrometric imaging, representative
characteristics of microcirculation and immunology of white blood cells were evaluated …

In this issue of the European Journal of Cancer (pp. 23±31, Steuer-Vogt and colleagues
present a randomised multicentre trial of a standardised mistletoe extract used as an …

We have developed a novel 3-D gel reconstituted with major extracellular matrix (ECM)
glycoproteins to follow the dynamics of migration of human T cells locomoting, in real-time …

When injected subcutaneously, extracts from the white berry mistletoe (Viscum album L)
lead to a dose-dependent local inflammatory reaction at the injection site. From in vitro …

Iscador®, an aqueous extract of Viscum album L., has been used for more than 80 years as
an anticancer drug. Due to its immunomodulatory potential, since the onset of the AIDS …

The immunomodulatory substance, VaQuFrF (an aqueous extract of Viscum album L. of the
oak tree) is used as an adjuvant and as monotherapy in the treatment of cancer and AIDS …

A recent theme issue of the US Newsweek magazine was titled “The Science of Alternative
Medicine.” In my view, this signifies a major landmark in the development of complementary …