Pinus massoniana bark extract selectively induces apoptosis in human hepatoma cells, possibly through caspase-dependent pathways

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 751-759

  Ma, Hongling ^a   Liu, Bing ^a   Feng, Dongru ^a   Xie, Heng ^b   Li, Ruoda ^b   Yuchi, Yixing ^a   Wang, Hongbin ^a   Wang, Jinfa ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Institute of Songzhen Nutritional Resource   (China)

Author keywords

Bcl 2; Caspase; Pinus massoniana

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASPASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; LIPOCORTIN 5; PINUS MASSONIANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BARK; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL STRAIN L 02; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PINUS MASSONIANA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUMOR GROWTH;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CASPASES; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MICE; NEOPLASM TRANSPLANTATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PINUS; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS;

EID: 77951718370     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm_00000401     Document Type: Article

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