Antiproliferative, cytotoxic and apoptogenic activity of Indian toad (Bufo melanostictus, Schneider) skin extract on U937 and K562 cells

Toxicon

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 388-400

  Giri, B ^a   Gomes, A ^a,b   Debnath, A ^b   Saha, A ^a   Biswas, A K ^a   Dasgupta, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Anticancer activity; Cytotoxic agent; K562 cell; Skin extract; Toad skin; U937 cell

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; LIPOCORTIN 5; TISSUE EXTRACT; TOAD SKIN EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN K 562; CELL STRAIN U937; CELL VIABILITY; COMET ASSAY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LEUKEMIA CELL; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOAD;

ANIMALS; ANNEXIN A5; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; BUFONIDAE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMET ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; K562 CELLS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE EXTRACTS; U937 CELLS;

ANURA; BUFO MELANOSTICTUS;

EID: 33748065983     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.06.011     Document Type: Article

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