Capsaicin-induced apoptosis in sk-hep-1 hepatocarcinoma cells involves bcl-2 downregulation and caspase-3 activation

Cancer Letters

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 139-145

  Jung, Mi Young ^a   Kang, Hye Jung ^a   Moon, Aree ^a  

^a Duksung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2, caspase 3; Capsaicin; Sk hep 1 cells

Indexed keywords

4 METHOXYCAPSAICIN; CAPSAICIN; CAPSAICIN DERIVATIVE; CASPASE 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PEPPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR GROWTH;

ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CAPSAICIN; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOWN-REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 0035953849     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(01)00426-8     Document Type: Article

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