Bufalin induces apoptosis and the G0/G1 cell cycle arrest of endometriotic stromal cells: A promising agent for the treatment of endometriosis

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 817-823

  Nasu, Kaei ^a   Nishida, Masakazu ^a   Ueda, Tami ^a   Takai, Noriyuki ^a   Bing, Sun ^a   Narahara, Hisashi ^a   Miyakawa, Isao ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bufalin; Caspase 9; Cell cycle; Endometriosis

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; BROXURIDINE; BUFALIN; CASPASE 9; CYCLIN A; DIGITALIS LIKE FACTOR; DNA FRAGMENT; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL; PROTEIN P21; TETRAZOLIUM;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN GLAND; STROMA CELL; TOAD; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

APOPTOSIS; BUFANOLIDES; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; G0 PHASE; G1 PHASE; HUMANS; NA(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE; PREMENOPAUSE; REFERENCE VALUES; STROMAL CELLS;

ANURA;

EID: 32144455689     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gah249     Document Type: Article

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