Ascorbate (vitamin C) induces cell death through the apoptosis-inducing factor in human breast cancer cells

Oncology Reports

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 811-815

  Hong, Seung Woo ^a,b   Jin, Dong Hoon ^a   Hahm, Eun Sil ^c   Yim, Sei Hyun ^a   Lim, Jong Seok ^a   Kim, Keun Il ^a   Yang, Young ^a   Lee, Soo Suk ^d   Kang, Jae Seung ^c   Lee, Wang Jae ^c   Lee, Won Keun ^b   Lee, Myeong Sok ^a  

^a Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

^b Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis inducing factor; Ascorbate (vitamin C); Caspase; Cell death

Indexed keywords

AIFM1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; ASCORBIC ACID; BENZYLOXYCARBONYLLEUCYL LEUCYL LEUCINE ALDEHYDE; BENZYLOXYCARBONYLLEUCYL-LEUCYL-LEUCINE ALDEHYDE; CASPASE; LEUPEPTIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CELL CULTURE; CELL NUCLEUS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PATHOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; ASCORBIC ACID; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASPASES; CELL NUCLEUS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEUPEPTINS; MITOCHONDRIA; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 38449117512     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.18.4.811     Document Type: Article

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