Anti-cancer effect of Cassia auriculata leaf extract in vitro through cell cycle arrest and induction of apoptosis in human breast and larynx cancer cell lines

Cell Biology International

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-134

  Prasanna, R ^a   Harish, C C ^b   Pichai, R ^a   Sakthisekaran, D ^c   Gunasekaran, P ^b  

^a PRESIDENCY COLLEGE   (India)

^b King Institute of Preventive Medicine   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax Bcl 2; Cassia auriculata; Cell cycle; Hep 2; MCF 7

Indexed keywords

CASSIA AURICULATA EXTRACT; CASSIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CASSIA AURICULATA; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LARYNX CARCINOMA; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENNA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASSIA; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2;

CASSIA AURICULATA;

EID: 58749108976     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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