Curcumin induces apoptosis in human neuroblastoma cells via inhibition of NFκB

Anticancer Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1 A, 2008, Pages 209-214

  Freudlsperger, Christian ^a   Greten, Johannes ^b,c   Schumacher, Udo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Deutsche Gesellschaft für Traditionelle Chinesische Medizin DGTCM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Curcumin; Neuroblastoma; NfkappaB

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SYNAPTOTAGMIN I;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

APOPTOSIS; CELL GROWTH PROCESSES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CURCUMIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROBLASTOMA; NF-KAPPA B;

EID: 40549104450     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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