Mechanisms of Action of Eicosapentaenoic Acid in Bladder Cancer Cells In Vitro: Alterations in Mitochondrial Metabolism, Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Apoptosis Induction

Journal of Urology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1885-1893

  Colquhoun, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

apoptosis; bladder; bladder neoplasms; cardiolipins; eicosapentaenoic acid

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN; CASPASE 3; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LIPID PEROXIDE; MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER CELL; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 62049084741     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.11.092     Document Type: Article

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