Indole-3-carbinol inhibits the growth of human colon carcinoma cells but enhances the tumor multiplicity and volume of azoxymethane-induced rat colon carcinogenesis

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1391-1399

  Suzui, Masumi ^a   Inamine, Morihiko ^a   Kaneshiro, Tatsuya ^a   Morioka, Takamitsu ^a   Yoshimi, Naoki ^a   Suzuki, Rikako ^b   Kohno, Hiroyuki ^b   Tanaka, Takuji ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cancer prevention; Cell cycle; Colon carcinogenesis; Indole 3 carbinol

Indexed keywords

3 INDOLEMETHANOL; ANTIOXIDANT; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE-3-CARBINOL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COLON TUMOR; DRUG EFFECT; FISCHER 344 RAT; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CHEMOPREVENTION; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INDOLES; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 30344454027     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.27.5.1391     Document Type: Article

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