Curcumin induces caspase and calpain-dependent apoptosis in HT29 human colon cancer cells

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 627-631

  Singh, Nisha ^b   Shrivastav, Anuraag ^b   Sharma, Rajendra K ^a  

^a SASKATCHEWAN CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Calpain; Calpastatin; Caspases; Curcumin; HT29 colon cancer cells

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN; CASPASE; CASPASE 12; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; CURCUMIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLON CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 69549122469     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr_00000148     Document Type: Article

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