Tetrandrine Induces Apoptosis in Hepatic Stellate Cells

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 306-309

  Zhao, Yu Zhe ^a   Kim, Ji Young ^a,b   Park, Eun Jeon ^a   Lee, Sung Hee ^a   Woo, Sun Wook ^a   Ko, Geonil ^a   Sohn, Dong Hwan ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Hepatic stellate cells; Liver fibrosis; Tetrandrine

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; DNA FRAGMENT; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; TETRANDRINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LIVER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; STELLATE CELL;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BENZYLISOQUINOLINES; CASPASES; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEPHANIA TETRANDRA;

SIMIAE; SIMIAN VIRUS 40;

EID: 2442421011     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1435     Document Type: Article

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