Nonselective inhibition of proliferation of transformed and nontransformed cells by the anticancer agent curcumin (diferuloylmethane)

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1333-1337

  Gautam, Subhash C ^a   Xu, Yong X ^a   Pindolia, Kirit R ^a   Janakiraman, Nalini ^a   Chapman, Robert A ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Curcumin; Hematopoietic progenitors; Leukemia

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CURCUMIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; LEUKEMIA CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CELL SURVIVAL; CURCUMIN; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA L1210;

EID: 0032523030     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(98)00019-7     Document Type: Article

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