High concentrations of ascorbic acid induces apoptosis of human gastric cancer cell by p38-MAP kinase-dependent up-regulation of transferrin receptor

Cancer Letters

Volumn 277, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-54

  Ha, Yu Mi ^a   Park, Min Kyu ^a   Kim, Hye Jung ^a   Seo, Han Geuk ^a   Lee, Jae Heun ^a   Chang, Ki Churl ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ascorbic acid; Hydrogen peroxide; p38 MAPK; Transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRON TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STOMACH CANCER;

APOPTOSIS; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA BREAKS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMIDAZOLES; IRON; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; PYRIDINES; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 61849142251     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2008.11.020     Document Type: Article

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