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Mistletoe: From Mythology to Evidence-Based Medicine

Translational Research in Biomedicine

Mistletoe: From Mythology to Evidence-Based Medicine

Edited by

S.Karger AG

Volume

4

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1159/isbn.978-3-318-05445-3

Status:

Available

ISBN electronic:

978-3-318-05445-3

ISBN print:

978-3-318-05444-6

Subject Area: Further Areas , General Medicine , Immunology and Allergy , Oncology , Pathology and Cell Biology , Pharmacology

Book Series: Translational Research in Biomedicine

Publication date:

2015

Book Details

Since ancient times the mistletoe plant has been used for healing diseases. Today mistletoe extract therapy is among the most thoroughly studied complementary treatments in Europe. Several studies and meta-analyses have shown it to be beneficial for cancer patients in terms of survival, improved quality of life and minimised side effects of cancer chemotherapy. This book gives an overview of the research on mistletoe therapy from antiquity to the present. Topics discussed include the cultural and medical history of mistletoe, the diversity of the plant´s molecular constituents, and its anticancer activities including cytotoxicity and immunomodulation. A timeline of the development of mistletoe research is presented. Special attention is given to the application of mistletoe extracts as a supportive treatment in glioblastoma, after cancer surgery and in cancer-related fatigue. This timely publication is a treasure trove for oncologists devoted to a holistic tumor therapy, caregivers of cancer patients, pharmacologists interested in phytomedicine and medical historians.

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Sri Ramulu Elluru

Sri Ramulu Elluru

aDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden;

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Chaitrali Saha

bInstitut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 1138, Paris,

cUniversité de Technologie de Compiègne, Compiègne,

dCentre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe-Immunopathology and Therapeutic Immunointervention, Paris,

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Pushpa Hedge

bInstitut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 1138, Paris,

cUniversité de Technologie de Compiègne, Compiègne,

dCentre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe-Immunopathology and Therapeutic Immunointervention, Paris,

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Alain Friboulet

Alain Friboulet

eCNRS UMR 6022, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Compiègne,

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Jagadeesh Bayry

Jagadeesh Bayry

bInstitut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 1138, Paris,

dCentre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe-Immunopathology and Therapeutic Immunointervention, Paris,

fSorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMRS 1138, Paris,

gUniversité Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1138, Paris, France

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Srini V. Kaveri

Srini V. Kaveri

bInstitut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 1138, Paris,

dCentre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe-Immunopathology and Therapeutic Immunointervention, Paris,

fSorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMRS 1138, Paris,

gUniversité Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1138, Paris, France

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Doi:

https://doi.org/10.1159/000375427

Published:

2015
Subject Area: Further Areas , General Medicine , Immunology and Allergy , Oncology , Pathology and Cell Biology , Pharmacology

Book Series: Translational Research in Biomedicine

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