Glutathione-independent mechanism of apoptosis inhibition by curcumin in rat thymocytes

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 961-965

  Jaruga, Ewa ^a   Bielak Zmijewska, Anna ^b   Sikora, Ewa ^b   Skierski, Janusz ^c   Radziszewska, Ewa ^b   Piwocka, Katarzyna ^b   Bartosz, Grzegorz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b NENCKI INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

^c NATIONAL MEDICINES INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Curcumin; Glutathione; Thiol groups

Indexed keywords

BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; CURCUMIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUTATHIONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; COLORING AGENTS; CURCUMIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUTATHIONE; RATS; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 17444441478     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(98)00144-0     Document Type: Article

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