The production of reactive oxygen species and the mitochondrial membrane potential are modulated during onion oil-induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in A549 cells

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 608-613

  Wu, Xin Jiang ^a   Stahl, Thorsten ^c   Hu, Ying ^a   Kassie, Fekadu ^b   Mersch Sundermann, Volker ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c University of Minnesota ^*

Author keywords

Allium; Apoptosis; Cell cycle; Chemoprevention; Onion

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CYCLIN B1; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ONION EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SULFIDE; VEGETABLE OIL;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; ONION;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 33644843093     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.3.608     Document Type: Article

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