Combination of S-allylcysteine and lycopene induces apoptosis by modulating Bcl-2, Bax, Bim and caspases during experimental gastric carcinogenesis

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 387-393

  Velmurugan, B ^a   Mani, A ^b   Nagini, S ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chemoprevention; Gastric carcinogenesis; Lycopene; N methyl N nitro N nitroso guanidine (MNNG); S allylcysteine

Indexed keywords

BIM PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; LYCOPENE; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; S ALLYLCYSTEINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STOMACH CARCINOMA; STOMACH TUMOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CAROTENOIDS; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; CHEMOPREVENTION; CYSTEINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; MALE; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; PROBABILITY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 23344447085     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200508000-00012     Document Type: Article

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