Parthenolide protects human lens epithelial cells from oxidative stress-induced apoptosis via inhibition of activation of caspase-3 and caspase-9

Cell Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 565-571

  Yao, Hangping ^a   Tang, Xiajing ^a   Shao, Xueting ^a   Feng, Lei ^a   Wu, Nanping ^a   Yao, Ke ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

apoptosis; caspase 3 and caspase 9; human lens epithelial cells; parthenolide

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARTHENOLIDE; SESQUITERPENE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; LENS; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RABBITS; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 34250862714     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: 17487838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cr.2007.6     Document Type: Article

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