Tanshinone II A induces apoptosis of liver cancer cells via p38MAPK signal transduction

World Chinese Journal of Digestology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-129

  Wang, Yan ^a   Li, Qi ^a   Fan, Zhong Ze ^a   Sun, Jue ^a   Wang, Yi Qin ^a   Liu, Rui Hai ^b   Gao, Hong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Apopotosis; Caspase 3; Fas; Hepatoma; p38MAPK; Signal transduction; Tanshinone II A

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; FAS ANTIGEN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; TANSHINONE IIA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LIVER CANCER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 66249089803     PISSN: 10093079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v17.i2.124     Document Type: Article

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