Effect of saikosaponin, a triterpene saponin, on apoptosis in lymphocytes: Association with c-myc, p53, and bcl-2 mRNA

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1285-1293

  Hsu, M J ^a   Cheng, J S ^a   Huang, H C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; bcl 2; c myc; Caspase; CEM lymphocytes; p53; Saikosaponin d

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ANNEXIN; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CASPASE; DEXAMETHASONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53; SAIKOSAPONIN; SAPONIN; THYMIDINE; TRITERPENE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; ONCOGENE C MYC; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033638986     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703559     Document Type: Article

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