Role of caspases and Bax protein in saffron-induced apoptosis in MCF-7 cells

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1909-1913

  Mousavi, Seyed Hadi ^a,c   Tavakkol Afshari, Jalil ^b,c   Brook, Azam ^b,c   Jafari Anarkooli, Iraj ^d  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax protein; Caspase; Crocus sativus; Saffron

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; CASPASE; CASPASE INHIBITOR; DNA; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; PROTEIN BAX; SAFFRON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CASPASES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CROCUS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES;

CROCUS SATIVUS;

EID: 68649089717     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.05.017     Document Type: Article

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