Induction of apoptosis and regulation of the MAPK pathway by ursolic acid in human leukemia K562 cells

Planta Medica

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1192-1194

  Liu, Xiao Shan ^a   Jiang, Jikai ^a  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; PROTEIN BCL XL; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; URSOLIC ACID;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; HUMANS; K562 CELLS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TRITERPENES;

EID: 35348861389     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-981597     Document Type: Article

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