Correlation between antitumor activity of berberine and the inhibition of Wnt/β-catenin signal pathway

Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1108-1111

  He, Bai Cheng ^a   Kang, Quan ^a,b   Yang, Jun Qing ^a   Shang, Jing Chuan ^a   He, Tong Chuan ^b   Zhou, Qi Xin ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antitumor activity; Berberine; Wnt catenin

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BERBERINE; BETA CATENIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN HCT116; CELL VIABILITY; COLON CANCER; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPTIS; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 29144432743     PISSN: 10011978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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