Vitamin C and E prevent lipopolysaccharide-induced apoptosis in human endothelial cells by modulation of bcl-2 and Bax

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 317, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 407-411

  Haendeler, Judith ^a   Zeiher, Andreas M ^a   Dimmeler, Stefanie ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; DNA fragmentation; Endotoxin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; DNA FRAGMENT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN BAX;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL VEIN;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; ASCORBIC ACID; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PREGNANCY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; UMBILICAL VEINS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0030593914     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(96)00759-5     Document Type: Article

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