Apoptosis of human pancreatic cancer cells induced by Triptolide

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1504-1509

  Zhou, Guo Xiong ^a   Ding, Xiao Ling ^a   Huang, Jie Fei ^a   Zhang, Hong ^a   Wu, Sheng Bao ^a   Cheng, Jian Ping ^a   Wei, Qun ^a  

^a NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl 2; Caspase 3; Pancreatic cancer; Triptolide

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; TETRAZOLIUM; TRIPTOLIDE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NICK END LABELING; PANCREAS CANCER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION;

EID: 41549114155     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.1504     Document Type: Article

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