Honokiol induces apoptosis via cytochrome c release and caspase activation in activated rat hepatic stellate cells in vitro

Planta Medica

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 82-84

  Park, Eun Jeon ^a   Zhao, Yu Zhe ^a   Kim, Young Ho ^b   Lee, Byung Hoon ^a   Sohn, Dong Hwan ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; CYTOCHROME C; DNA FRAGMENT; HONOKIOL; NATURAL PRODUCT; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BARK; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME RELEASE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAGNOLIACEAE; MAGNOLIAE OBOVATA; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STELLATE CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CASPASES; CYTOCHROMES C; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEPATOCYTES; LIGNANS; MAGNOLIA; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 13544259686     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-837757     Document Type: Article

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