Chloroquine inhibits colon cancer cell growth in vitro and tumor growth in vivo via induction of apoptosis

Cancer Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 286-292

  Zheng, Yuzhu ^a   Zhao, Ying Lan ^a   Deng, Xiaoqiang ^a   Yang, Shengyong ^a   Mao, Yongqiu ^a   Li, Zhengguang ^a   Jiang, Peidu ^a   Zhao, Xia ^a,b   Wei, Yuquan ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cell apoptosis; Chloroquine; Colon cancer

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN P44; PROTEIN P53;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLON CANCER; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SURVIVAL TIME; TIME; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; COLON TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHLOROQUINE; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

EID: 63349086921     PISSN: 07357907     EISSN: 15324192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07357900802427927     Document Type: Article

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