The role of mitochondria in bee venom-induced apoptosis in human breast cancer MCF7 cells

In Vivo

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 237-246

  Ip, Siu Wan ^a   Liao, Shin Shin ^a   Lin, Shuw Yuan ^b   Lin, Jing Pin ^a   Yang, Jai Sing ^a   Lin, Meng Liang ^a   Chen, Guang Wei ^c   Lu, Hsu Feng ^d   Lin, Meng Wei ^a   Han, Sang Mi ^e   Chung, Jing Gung ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHENG HSIN REHABILITATION MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^e National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bee venom (BV); Caspase; MCF7 cells; Mitochondria; ROS

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; BEE VENOM; CASPASE 9; CATALASE; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 2; CYTOCHROME C; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P21; PROTEIN P27; PROTEIN P53; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TETRAZOLIUM;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME RELEASE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRION; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 42149110945     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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