Lycopene inhibits proliferation and enhances gap-junction communication of KB-1 human oral tumor cells

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3754-3759

  Livny, Orly ^a   Kaplan, Ilana ^b   Reifen, Ram ^a   Polak Charcon, Sylvie ^c   Madar, Zecharia ^a   Schwartz, Betty ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Connexin 43; Gap junctional communication; Lycopene; Oral cancer cells

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BETA CAROTENE; LYCOPENE;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; MOUTH CANCER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UPREGULATION;

EID: 18744394900     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.12.3754     Document Type: Article

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