Induction of apoptosis by withaferin A in human leukemia U937 cells through down-regulation of Akt phosphorylation

Apoptosis

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1494-1504

  Oh, Jung Hwa ^a   Lee, Tae Jin ^b   Kim, Sang Hyun ^c   Choi, Yung Hyun ^d   Lee, Sang Han ^e   Lee, Jin Man ^f   Kim, Young Ho ^g   Park, Jong Wook ^a   Kwon, Taeg Kyu ^a  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

^e Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^f Hoseo University   (South Korea)

^g Kosin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; JNK; pAkt; U937; Withaferin A; XIAP

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 2; WITHAFERIN A;

ANGIOGENESIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMIA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOCHROMES C; DOWN-REGULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ERGOSTEROL; HUMANS; JNK MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; LEUKEMIA; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; NF-KAPPA B; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2;

WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 56349123756     PISSN: 13608185     EISSN: 1573675X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10495-008-0273-y     Document Type: Article

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