Selaginella tamariscina induces apoptosis via a caspase-3-mediated mechanism in human promyelocytic leukemia cells

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 138-144

  Ahn, Seong Hun ^a   Mun, Yeun Ja ^a   Lee, Sung Won ^a   Kwak, Sup ^a   Choi, Min Kyu ^b   Baik, Soon Ki ^c   Kim, Yeong Mok ^a   Woo, Won Hong ^a,d  

^a Professional Graduate School of Oriental Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^c Dongshin University   (South Korea)

^d Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Reactive oxygen species; Selaginella tamariscina

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASPASE 3; CATALASE; DNA FRAGMENT; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROCASPASE 3; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; SELAGINELLA TAMARISCINA EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADVANCED CANCER; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASIA; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SELAGINELLA; SELAGINELLA TAMARISCINA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; SELAGINELLACEAE;

SELAGINELLA TAMARISCINA;

EID: 33745840875     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.9.138     Document Type: Article

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