Allicin (from garlic) induces caspase-mediated apoptosis in cancer cells

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 485, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 97-103

  Oommen, Suby ^a   Anto, Ruby John ^a   Srinivas, Gopal ^a   Karunagaran, Devarajan ^a  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Allicin; Apoptosis; Garlic; HeLa; L 929; SiHa; SW480

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; CASPASE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CELL DNA; FLAVOURCIN; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL INCLUSION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRUCTURE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GARLIC; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 1642456598     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2003.11.059     Document Type: Article

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