Gypenosides induce apoptosis in human hepatoma Huh-7 cells through a calcium/reactive oxygen species-dependent mitochondrial pathway

Planta Medica

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 535-544

  Wang, Qwa Fun ^a   Chiang, Chi Wu ^b   Wu, Chun Chi ^c   Cheng, Chi Chih ^c   Hsieh, Shur Jong ^c   Chen, Jung Chou ^a   Hsieh, Yun Chih ^a   Hsu, Shih Lan ^a,c,d  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bcl 2; Calcium; ERK; Gypenosides; Mitochondrial membrane potential; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

AMITROLE; ANTIMYCIN A1; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; FUROSEMIDE; GYPENOSIDE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; ROTENONE; TIRON;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRION; NICK END LABELING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 34250846038     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-967200     Document Type: Article

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