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[Determination of shikonin derivatives in gromwell by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography].

Ethylene induced shikonin biosynthesis in shoot culture of Lithospermum erythrorhizon.

[Investigation on the molecular mechanisms of anti-hepatocarcinoma herbs of traditional Chinese medicine by cell cycle microarray].

Shikonin regulates HeLa cell death via caspase-3 activation and blockage of DNA synthesis.

Immunomodulatory effect of shikonin derivatives isolated from Lithospermum canescens on cellular and humoral immunity in Balb/c mice.

[Production of shikonin by cell cultures of Lithospermum erythrorhizon].

Shikonins, phytocompounds from Lithospermum erythrorhizon, inhibit the transcriptional activation of human tumor necrosis factor alpha promoter in vivo.

Preparative high-speed counter-current chromatography for purification of shikonin from the Chinese medicinal plant Lithospermum erythrorhizon.

The effect of acetylshikonin isolated from Lithospermum canescens roots on tumor-induced cutaneous angiogenesis.

Involvement of reactive oxygen species, but not mitochondrial permeability transition in the apoptotic induction of human SK-Hep-1 hepatoma cells by shikonin.

[The effects of herb lithospermum extract on MCF-7 cell and estrogen and progestogen levels in mice].

Molecular cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding a novel apoplastic protein preferentially expressed in a shikonin-producing callus strain of Lithospermum erythrorhizon.

An extract of the root of Lithospermun erythrorhison accelerates wound healing in diabetic mice.

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Lithospermum canescens Lehm.

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, its toxins and plant cells.

Life history parameters of the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch) feeding on bean leaves treated with pyrrolizidine alkaloids.

Characterization of berberine transport into Coptis japonica cells and the involvement of ABC protein.

Regulation of lithospermic acid B and shikonin production in Lithospermum erythrorhizon cell suspension cultures.

Cellular pharmacology studies of shikonin derivatives.

In vitro antifungal activity of naphthoquinone derivatives.