Sulforaphane enhances caspase-dependent apoptosis through inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 expression in human oral squamous carcinoma cells and nude mouse xenograft model

Oral Oncology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 654-660

  Cho, Nam Pyo ^a   Han, Hye Suk ^a   Leem, Dae Ho ^b   Choi, In Sun ^a   Jung, Ji Youn ^c   Kim, Hyeong Jin ^c   Moon, Kyung Suk ^a   Choi, Kyeong Hee ^a   Soh, Yunjo ^a   Kong, Gu ^d   Cho, Sung Dae ^a   Choi, Seoung Hwan ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Jeonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^d Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; bcl 2; COX 2; Human oral squamous cell carcinoma; Sulforaphane; Xenograft

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; PROTEIN BCL 2; SULFORAPHANE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; MOUTH MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; XENOGRAFT;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CASPASES; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, NUDE; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; THIOCYANATES;

EID: 67650401078     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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