Multifactorial nature of hepatocellular carcinoma drug resistance: Could plant polyphenols be helpful?

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2037-2043

  D'Alessandro, Natale ^a   Poma, Paola ^a   Montalto, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Drug transporters; Hepatocellular carcinoma; IAPs; Inhibition of cell death; NF B; Plant polyphenols

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ALKYLATING AGENT; ANTHRACYCLINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; CURCUMIN; CYTOCHROME P450; DEHYDROXYMETHYLEPOXYQUINOMICIN; DOXORUBICIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; EPOXIDE HYDROLASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLYCOPROTEIN P; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN 2; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR; RESVERATROL; SURVIVIN; TAXANE DERIVATIVE; VERAPAMIL; VINCA ALKALOID;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER RESISTANCE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UPREGULATION;

EID: 34249087669     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i14.2037     Document Type: Article

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