Indole-3-carbinol inhibits nasopharyngeal carcinoma

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-192

  Zhu, Wei ^a,b   Li, Wenxue ^b   Yang, Guangyu ^b   Zhang, Quanxin ^b   Li, Ming ^a   Yang, Xingfen ^b  

^a Nanfang Medical University   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Caspase 3; Caspase 9; Human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell; Indole 3 carbinol

Indexed keywords

3 INDOLEMETHANOL; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; INDOLES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, NUDE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

MUS;

EID: 77951100821     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091581809356481     Document Type: Article

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