Effects of apigenin, lycopene and astaxanthin on 7β-hydroxycholesterol-induced apoptosis and Akt phosphorylation in U937 cells

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 287-296

  Lordan, Sinéad ^a   O'Neill, Cora ^a   O'Brien, Nora M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

7 Hydroxycholesterol; Akt; Antioxidants; Cytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

7BETA HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; APIGENIN; ASTAXANTHIN; LYCOPENE; PROTEIN KINASE B;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROTECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; APIGENIN; APOPTOSIS; CAROTENOIDS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHOLESTEROLS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; U937 CELLS; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 52949114964     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507898643     Document Type: Article

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