Hypericin inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis in retinal pigment epithelial cells: Possible involvement of protein kinase C

Current Eye Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 255-262

  Harris, Michael S ^a   Sakamoto, Taiji ^a   Kimura, Hideya ^a   He, Shikun ^a   Spee, Christine ^a   Gopalakrishna, Rayudu ^a   Gundimeda, Usha ^a   Yoo, Jin Seong ^a   Hinton, David R ^a   Ryan, Stephen J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cattle (bovine); Hypericin; Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR); Protein kinase C; Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE); Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF )

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; HYPERICIN; PROTEIN KINASE C; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITREORETINOPATHY;

EID: 0029970508     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713689609007619     Document Type: Article

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