The mitochondrial pathway is involved in American ginseng-induced apoptosis of SW-480 colon cancer cells

Oncology Reports

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 577-584

  Wang, Chong Zhi ^a,b   Li, Xiao Li ^a,b   Wang, Qian Fei ^c   Mehendale, Sangeeta R ^a,b   Fishbein, Anna B ^a,b   Han, Aung H ^a,b   Sun, Shi ^a,b   Yuan, Chun Su ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Human colorectal cancer; Mitochondrial apoptotic pathway; Panax quinquefolius; Real time PCR array; Steaming

Indexed keywords

GINSENG EXTRACT; GINSENOSIDE RB 1; GINSENOSIDE RG 3; GINSENOSIDE RH 2; PROTEIN P53; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL GENETICS; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GINSENOSIDES; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 64849116797     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or_00000259     Document Type: Article

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