The molecular effects of Aloe-Emodin (AE)/liposome-AE on human nonmelanoma skin cancer cells and skin permeation

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2017-2028

  Chou, Tzung Han ^a   Liang, Chia Hua ^a  

^a CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOE EMODIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CYTOCHROME C; FAS LIGAND; FLUOROURACIL; GLUTATHIONE; LIPOSOME; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BNIP3; PROTEIN P53; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN CELL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANTHRAQUINONES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CELL LINE; CYTOCHROMES C; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; FAS-ASSOCIATED DEATH DOMAIN PROTEIN; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TNF RECEPTOR-ASSOCIATED DEATH DOMAIN PROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

ALOE;

EID: 73849108782     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: 15205010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx900318a     Document Type: Article

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