"Viscum album" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant species of the family VISCACEAE, order Santalales, subclass Rosidae. This is the traditional mistletoe of literature and Christmas. Members contain viscotoxin (5 kDa basic polypeptides related to thionins), beta-galactoside- and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine-specific lectin II (60 kDa), and polysaccharides. Mistletoe lectin I is a type 2 ribosome-inactivating protein. Commercial extracts include Plenosol, Eurixor, Helixor Isorel, Iscador, and NSC 635089 (ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC).
MeSH Number(s)
B01.650.940.800.575.100.735.888.750.500
Concept/Terms
Viscum album- Viscum album
- Viscum albums
- album, Viscum
- albums, Viscum
- Mistletoe, European
- European Mistletoe
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Viscum album" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Viscum album" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Viscum album" by people in Profiles.
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Patient' and social aspects related to complementary mistletoe therapy in patients with breast cancer: A systematic review commissioned by the German agency for Health Technology Assessment. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2023 Aug; 65:102338.
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Additional treatment with mistletoe extracts for patients with breast cancer compared to conventional cancer therapy alone - efficacy and safety, costs and cost-effectiveness, patients and social aspects, and ethical assessment. Ger Med Sci. 2022; 20:Doc10.
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Mistletoe extract Fraxini inhibits the proliferation of liver cancer by down-regulating c-Myc expression. Sci Rep. 2019 04 23; 9(1):6428.
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Differential Effects of Viscum album Preparations on the Maturation and Activation of Human Dendritic Cells and CD4? T Cell Responses. Molecules. 2016 Jul 14; 21(7).