α-Tocopherol, but not γ-tocopherol inhibits 7β-hydroxycholesterol-induced apoptosis in human U937 cells

Free Radical Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 329-339

  Lyons, N M ^a   Woods, J A ^a   O'Brien, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

7 hydroxycholesterol; Apoptosis; Oxysterol; U937 cells; tocopherol; tocopherol

Indexed keywords

7BETA HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; DNA FRAGMENT; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; GLUTATHIONE; OXYSTEROL;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRAIN U937; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FOOD COMPOSITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; INHIBITION KINETICS; MONOCYTE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0034909595     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715760100300861     Document Type: Article

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