Induction of apoptosis and inhibition of telomerase activity in human lung carcinoma cells by the water extract of Cordyceps militaris

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1667-1675

  Park, Sang Eun ^a   Yoo, Hwa Seung ^a   Jin, Cheng Yun ^b   Hong, Sang Hoon ^c   Lee, Yeon Weol ^a   Kim, Byung Woo ^b   Lee, Shin Hwa ^d   Kim, Wun Jae ^e   Cho, Chong Kwan ^a   Choi, Yung Hyun ^b,c  

^a Daejeon University   (South Korea)

^b Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

^c Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

^d Korea Science Academy   (South Korea)

^e Chungbuk National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A549; Apoptosis; Cordyceps militaris; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CORDYCEPS MILITARIS EXTRACT; DEATH RECEPTOR; FAS ANTIGEN; MYC PROTEIN; PREGNANCY SPECIFIC BETA1 GLYCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BID; TELOMERASE; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOMA CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS MILITARIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CASPASES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORDYCEPS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PLANT EXTRACTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SOLVENTS; TELOMERASE; WATER;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CORDYCEPS MILITARIS;

EID: 67349097123     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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