Oxidative stress contributes to the anti-proliferative effects of flavone acetic acid on endothelial cells

Anticancer Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 2249-2254

  Harris, Steven R ^a   Panaro, Nicholas J ^a   Thorgeirsson, Unnur P ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Endothelium; FAA; Proliferation; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; LUCIGENIN; MITOFLAXONE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE; SUPEROXIDE; TIRON; XANTHINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; MICE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0033855586     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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