In addition to membrane injury, an affinity for melanin might be involved in the high sensitivity of human melanoma cells to hederacolchiside A1

Melanoma Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-105

  Debiton, E ^a,b   Borel, M ^a   Communal, Y ^c   Mshvildadze, V ^d   Barthomeuf, C ^a,b,e  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Faculty of Pharmacy   (France)

^c CENTRE JEAN PERRIN   (France)

^d INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Georgia)

^e NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Hederacolchiside A1; High resolution magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance; Melanin binding; Melanoma; Membrane damage; Saponin

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; SAPONIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IVY; MELANOMA CELL; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MEMBRANE; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MELANINS; MELANOMA; PROTEIN BINDING; SAPONINS;

EID: 2042502340     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-200404000-00004     Document Type: Article

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