Growth-inhibitory effects of a β-glucan from the mycelium of Poria cocos on human breast carcinoma MCF-7 cells: Cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis induction

Oncology Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 637-643

  Zhang, Mei ^a   Chiu, Lawrence C M ^a   Cheung, Peter C K ^a   Ooi, Vincent E C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell cycle; MCF 7; Poria cocos; glucan

Indexed keywords

BAX PROTEIN, HUMAN; BETA GLUCAN; CYCLIN D1; CYCLIN E; GROWTH INHIBITOR; PCM3 II; PCM3-II; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

APHYLLOPHORALES; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREAST TUMOR; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MYCELIUM; PATHOLOGY; TIME; TUMOR CELL LINE;

APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BETA-GLUCANS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CYCLIN D1; CYCLIN E; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH INHIBITORS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MYCELIUM; POLYPORALES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645740352     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.15.3.637     Document Type: Article

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