Induction of apoptosis in human prostate cancer cell line, PC3, by 3,3′-diindolylmethane through the mitochondrial pathway

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1358-1363

  Nachshon Kedmi, M ^a   Yannai, S ^a   Fares, F A ^a,b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

3,3 diindolylmethane; Apoptosis; Caspases; PC3 cells; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

3 INDOLEMETHANOL; 3,3' DIINDOLYLMETHANE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 6; CASPASE 9; CYTOCHROME C; FAS LIGAND; GLUCOSINOLATE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 3,3'-DIINDOLYLMETHANE; ANDROGEN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MITOCHONDRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; VEGETABLE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR;

ANDROGENS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CYTOCHROMES C; CYTOSOL; DIET; HUMANS; INDOLES; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; VEGETABLES;

EID: 6944231023     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602145     Document Type: Article

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