Aqueous extract of Phragmitis rhizoma ameliorates myelotoxicity of docetaxel in vitro and in vivo

• Main Authors: Jinhee Kim (Author), You Jin Lee (Author), Young Ah Kim (Author), Eun-Sang Cho (Author), Eunna Huh (Author), Ok-Sun Bang (Author), No Soo Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A variety of anticancer chemotherapeutics induce adverse side effects including myelotoxicity. Dried roots of Phragmites communis Trinius, Phragmitis rhizoma, have been clinically used in traditional folk medicine to relieve various symptoms like fever. In this study, we evaluate...