Betulinic acid reduces ultraviolet-C-induced DNA breakage in congenital melanocytic naeval cells: Evidence for a potential role as a chemopreventive agent

Melanoma Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 99-104

  Salti, G I ^a   Kichina, J V ^a   Das Gupta, T K ^a   Uddin, S ^a   Bratescu, L ^a   Pezzuto, J M ^a   Mehta, R G ^a   Constantinou, A I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Betulinic acid; Congenital melanocytic naevi; DNA damage score; Genetic suppressor element

Indexed keywords

BETULIC ACID; DNA; PROTEIN P53;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CELL CULTURE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION;

ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COMET ASSAY; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DOWN-REGULATION; GENES, DOMINANT; GENES, P53; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NEVUS; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; TRITERPENES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0035028281     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-200104000-00003     Document Type: Article

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