Radiosensitizing effects of plumbagin in cervical cancer cells is through modulation of apoptotic pathway

Molecular Carcinogenesis

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-33

  Nair, Sreekala ^a   Nair, Raghu Ram K ^b   Srinivas, Priya ^a   Srinivas, Gopal ^c   Pillai, M Radhakrishna ^a  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

^c SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspases; Cervical cancer; Plumbagin; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; PLUMBAGIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; SURVIVIN; NAPHTHOQUINONE; RADIOSENSITIZING AGENT;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIZATION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; BREAST; BREAST TUMOR; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TUMOR CELL LINE; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

APOPTOSIS; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES; NAPHTHOQUINONES; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 38349057302     PISSN: 08991987     EISSN: 10982744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mc.20359     Document Type: Article

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