Apoptosis-inducing activity of the antimicrobial peptide cecropin of Musca domestica in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line BEL-7402 and the possible mechanism

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 259-265

  Jin, Xiaobao ^a   Mei, Hanfang ^a   Li, Xiaobo ^a   Ma, Yan ^a   Zeng, Ai Hua ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Lu, Xuemei ^a   Chu, Fujiang ^a   Wu, Qiang ^a   Zhu, Jiayong ^a  

^a GUANGDONG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Apoptosis; Cecropin; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Musca domestica

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CECROPIN 1 PROTEIN, MEDFLY; INSECT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOUSE FLY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUMOR CELL LINE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HOUSEFLIES; HUMANS; INSECT PROTEINS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

MUSCA DOMESTICA;

EID: 77950574375     PISSN: 16729145     EISSN: 17457270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmq021     Document Type: Article

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