Pterostilbene Inhibits Lung Cancer Through Induction of Apoptosis1

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-22

  Schneider, John G ^a,b   Alosi, Julie A ^a,b   McDonald, Debbie E ^a   McFadden, David W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

apoptosis; lung cancer; pterostilbene

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PTEROSTILBENE; RESVERATROL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLUEBERRY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL ASSAY; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST;

APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA; CASPASES, EFFECTOR; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; STILBENES; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 77951622871     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.06.027     Document Type: Article

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