Phyllanthus urinaria triggers the apoptosis and Bcl-2 down-regulation in Lewis lung carcinoma cells

Life Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1705-1716

  Huang, Sheng Teng ^a,b   Yang, Rong Chi ^b   Yang, Li Jiun ^a   Lee, Pei Nir ^a   Pang, Jong Hwei S ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2; Mitochondria; Phyllanthus urinaria

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASPASE 3; CYCLOSPORIN A; DNA FRAGMENT; PHYLLANTHUS URINARIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P21; PROTEIN P53; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEWIS CARCINOMA; LIVER CELL; PHYLLANTHUS; PHYLLANTHUS URINARIA;

PHYLLANTHUS URINARIA;

EID: 0037469915     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(03)00016-X     Document Type: Article

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