Corosolic acid induces apoptosis through mitochondrial pathway and caspases activation in human cervix adenocarcinoma HeLa cells

Cancer Letters

Volumn 284, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-237

  Xu, Yanfeng ^a   Ge, Ruiliang ^b   Du, Juan ^a   Xin, Hailiang ^a   Yi, Tingjiao ^a   Sheng, Jiayu ^a   Wang, Yongzi ^a   Ling, Changquan ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; Cervix adenocarcinoma; Corosolic acid; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; COROSOLIC ACID; CYTOCHROME C; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HELA CELL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; UPREGULATION; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ACTINIDIA; ADENOCARCINOMA; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CASPASES; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; S PHASE; TRITERPENES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 69549114443     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2009.04.028     Document Type: Article

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