Chitooligosaccharides induce apoptosis of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells via up-regulation of Bax

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 509-514

  Xu, Qingsong ^a,c   Dou, Jiangli ^a,c   Wei, Peng ^a,c   Tan, Chengyu ^a   Yun, Xiaojing ^b   Wu, Yihong ^b   Bai, Xuefang ^a   Ma, Xiaojun ^a   Du, Yuguang ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Chitooligosaccharides; Hepatoma

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ONCOLOGY; PROTEINS; RNA;

BAX; CHITOOLIGOSACCHARIDES; HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA CELLS; HEPATOMA;

OLIGOSACCHARIDES;

EID: 37049025582     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2007.06.022     Document Type: Article

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