Tanshinone IIA, an ingredient of Salvia miltiorrhiza BUNGE, induces apoptosis in human leukemia cell lines through the activation of caspase-3

Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 174-178

  Sung, Hyun Jea ^a   Choi, Sun Mi ^a   Yoon, Yoosik ^a   An, Kyu Suk ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Leukemia; Salvia miltiorrhiza BUNGE; Tanshinone II A

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; DNA FRAGMENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; TANSHINONE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA;

SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA;

EID: 0033621456     PISSN: 12263613     EISSN: 20926413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emm.1999.28     Document Type: Article

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