Aflatoxin B1-induced toxicity in HepG2 cells inhibited by carotenoids: Morphology, apoptosis and DNA damage

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 387, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-93

  Reddy, Lalini ^a   Odhav, Bharti ^a   Bhoola, Kanti ^b  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

carotene; Aflatoxin B1; Aflatoxin B1 N7 guanine adduct; DNA fragment end labeling; HepG2; Lycopene; p53 tumor suppressor gene

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE; PROTEIN P53;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA DAMAGE; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROTECTION; DNA ADDUCT; DRUG EFFECT; LIVER CELL; MUTAGEN TESTING; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

AFLATOXIN B1; APOPTOSIS; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOPROTECTION; DNA ADDUCTS; DNA DAMAGE; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS;

EID: 30644472977     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: 14374315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2006.012     Document Type: Article

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