Antioxidants potentiate American ginseng-induced killing of colorectal cancer cells

Cancer Letters

Volumn 289, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-70

  Li, Binghui ^a   Wang, Chong Zhi ^b,c   He, Tong Chuan ^b,c   Yuan, Chun Su ^b,c   Du, Wei ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

American ginseng; Antioxidant; Apoptosis; NF B; ROS

Indexed keywords

6 CHLORO 8 NICOTINAMIDO BETA CARBOLINE; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; GINSENOSIDE 20R RG 2; GINSENOSIDE RB 1; GINSENOSIDE RB 2; GINSENOSIDE RB 3; GINSENOSIDE RC; GINSENOSIDE RD; GINSENOSIDE RE; GINSENOSIDE RG 1; GINSENOSIDE RG 2; GINSENOSIDE RG 3; GINSENOSIDE RH 1; GINSENOSIDE RH 2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SAPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL DEATH; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GINSENG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

PANAX GINSENG; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS;

EID: 75949127378     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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