Anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-melanogenic effects of the ethanol extract of Picrasma quassioides (D. Don) Benn.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Picrasma quassioides (D. Don) Benn is a vascular plant belonging to the genus Picrasma of Simaroubaceae family and grows in Korea, China, India, Taiwan, and Japan. Picrasma quassioides extract has been reported to have anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and anti-cancer properties.

Millingtonia hortensis L.f. ethanol extract exerts in vivo and in vitro anti-inflammatory activities through inhibition of Syk kinase in NF-κB pathway.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Millingtonia hortensis L.f., commonly known as tree jasmine or Indian cork tree, is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Pilot study of stereotactic body radiotherapy for huge hepatocellular carcinoma unsuitable for other therapies.

Aims: To determine the feasibility and efficacy of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for huge hepatocellular carcinoma unsuitable for other therapies.

Methods: Six patients with very large hepatocellular carcinomas (>10 cm) unsuitable for surgical resection or that failed to respond to transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) were treated by SBRT. Doses ranged from 32 Gy to 40 Gy in four fractions.