The anti-tumor effects of alkaloids from the seeds of Strychnos nux-vomica on HepG2 cells and its possible mechanism

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-186

  Deng, Xu Kun ^a   Yin, Wu ^b   Li, Wei Dong ^a   Yin, Fang Zhou ^a   Lu, Xiao Yu ^a   Zhang, Xiao Chun ^a   Hua, Zi Chun ^b   Cai, Bao Chang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Brucine; Caspase 3; Cyclooxygenase 2; HepG2; Strychnos nux vomica

Indexed keywords

BRUCINE; BRUCINE N OXIDE; CASPASE 3; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ISOSTRYCHNINE; PLANT EXTRACT; STRYCHNINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; STRYCHNOS NUX VOMICA;

ALKALOIDS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CASPASE 3; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; CYCLIC N-OXIDES; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; SEEDS; STRYCHNINE; STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA;

STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA; STRYCHNOS TOXIFERA;

EID: 33646785767     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.12.021     Document Type: Article

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