Emodin inhibits TNF-α-induced human aortic smooth-muscle cell proliferation via caspase- and mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-80

  Heo, Sook Kyoung ^a   Yun, Hyun Jeong ^a   Park, Won Hwan ^a   Park, Sun Dong ^a,b  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti atherosclerosis; Apoptosis; Caspase activation; Emodin; Mitochondrial pathway

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CASPASE INHIBITOR; CYTOCHROME C; EMODIN; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; RECOMBINANT PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR BB; RECOMBINANT TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AORTA; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESTENOSIS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AORTA; APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EMODIN; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; I-KAPPA B KINASE; MITOCHONDRIA; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

RHEUM X HYBRIDUM;

EID: 51849092969     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: 10974644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21805     Document Type: Article

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