Curcumin induces apoptosis through the mitochondria-mediated apoptotic pathway in HT-29 cells

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science B

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-102

  Wang, Jin Bo ^a,b   Qi, Li Li ^b   Zheng, Shui Di ^b   Wu, Tian Xing ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Curcumin; HT 29 cells; Mitochondrial pathway

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CURCUMIN; CYTOCHROME C; MESSENGER RNA; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE 1; PROTEIN BAD; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL; SURVIVIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BIRC5 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; PROTEIN BCL X;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HT29; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; WESTERN BLOTTING; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BCL-X PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SURVIVAL; CURCUMIN; CYTOCHROMES C; HT29 CELLS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIA; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 62249220640     PISSN: 16731581     EISSN: 18621783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B0820238     Document Type: Article

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