Cytotoxic and apoptotic effects on hepatocytes of secondary metabolites obtained from lichens

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 605-615

  Correcché, Estela Raquel ^a   Enriz, Ricardo Daniel ^a   Piovano, Marisa ^b   Garbarino, Juan ^b   Gómez Lechón, María José ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antarctic lichens; Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Cytotoxicity; Depsides; Depsidones; DNA fragmentation; Hepatocytes

Indexed keywords

1' CHLOROPANNARIN; ATRANORIN; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DEPSIDE DERIVATIVE; DEPSIDONE; DEPSIPEPTIDE; DIVARICATIC ACID; FUMARPROTOCETRARIC ACID; GYROPHORIC ACID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LOBARIC ACID; NATURAL PRODUCT; PANNARIN; PSOROMIC ACID; SALAZINIC ACID; SPHAEROPHORIN; STICTIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; USNIC ACID; VARIOLARIC ACID; VICANICIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME RELEASE; LICHEN; LIVER CELL; MALE; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 14644425417     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290403200611     Document Type: Article

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