Mechanism of Activation of Caspase Cascade during β-Carotene-Induced Apoptosis in Human Tumor Cells

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 76-87

  Palozza, Paola ^a   Serini, Simona ^a   Torsello, Angela ^a   Di Nicuolo, Fiorella ^a   Maggiano, Nicola ^a   Ranelletti, Franco O ^a   Wolf, Federica I ^a   Calviello, Gabriella ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CASPASE INHIBITOR; CYTOCHROME C; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BID;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME RELEASE; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 1342344074     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327914nc4701_10     Document Type: Article

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