Propolis suppresses tumor angiogenesis by inducing apoptosis in tube-forming endothelial cells

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2436-2440

  Ohta, Toshiro ^a   Kunimasa, Kazuhiro ^a   Kobayashi, Tomomi ^a   Sakamoto, Miwa ^a   Kaji, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Apoptosis; Endothelial cell; Propolis; Tube formation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; CELL DEATH; FORMING; SELF ASSEMBLY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ANGIOGENESIS; ANTIANGIOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; CELLULAR LEVELS; ENDOTHELIAL CELL; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; INDUCED APOPTOSIS; PROPOLIS; TUBE FORMATION; TUMOR ANGIOGENESIS;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; PROPOLIS;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PATHOLOGY; SARCOMA 180; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PROPOLIS; SARCOMA 180; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 52649130398     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80169     Document Type: Article

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