Berberine-antiproliferative activity in vitro and induction of apoptosis/necrosis of the U937 and B16 cells

Cancer Letters

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 254-262

  Letašiová, Silvia ^a   Jantová, Soňa ^a   Čipák, L'uboš ^b   Múčková, Marta ^c  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^c Drug Research Institute   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis necrosis; B16 cells; Berberine; Cell cycle; U937 cells

Indexed keywords

BERBERINE; DNA FRAGMENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL COUNT; CELL CYCLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOLYSIS; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKEMIA; MEASUREMENT; MELANOMA; MONITORING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

APOPTOSIS; BERBERINE; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; NECROSIS;

MURINAE;

EID: 33745526474     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2005.08.024     Document Type: Article

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