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16 April 2009

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Growth Factor-Induced Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation is Inhibited by Tylophorine

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University of Vienna, Department of Pharmacognosy, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Germany
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Abstract

Tylophorine, a phenanthroindolizidine alkaloid, is the main active component of Tylophora indica (Asclepiadaceae) which is used in ayurvedic medicine to treat various alleTylophora indica (Asclepiadaceae)rgic and inflammatory disorders, including bronchial asthma, rhinitis, whooping cough and catarrh.

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