Indole-3-carbinol enhances ultraviolet B-induced apoptosis by sensitizing human melanoma cells

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 2661-2668

  Kim, D S ^a,b   Jeong, Y M ^a   Moon, S I ^a   Kim, S Y ^a   Kwon, S B ^c   Park, E S ^a   Youn, S W ^a   Park, K C ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^c Welskin Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cancer; Indole 3 carbinol; Melanoma; Ultraviolet B

Indexed keywords

3 INDOLEMETHANOL; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; DNA FRAGMENT; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BID;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER; CELL LINE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOMA; MELANOMA CELL; MITOCHONDRION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SENSITIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BH3 INTERACTING DOMAIN DEATH AGONIST PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; INDOLES; MELANOMA; POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 33751260809     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-006-6306-1     Document Type: Article

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