Possible mechanisms of trichosanthin-induced apoptosis of tumor cells

Anatomical Record

Volumn 293, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 986-992

  Li, Meng ^a   Li, Xiang ^a   Li, Ji Cheng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; N glycosidase activity; Ribosome inactivating protein; Trichosanthin; Tumor cells

Indexed keywords

ANISOMYCIN; CALCIUM; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 4; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; CYTOCHROME C; DNA; FAS LIGAND; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RICIN; SECOND MITOCHONDRIAL ACTIVATOR OF CASPASE; SHIGA TOXIN; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TRICHOSANTHIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; CYTOSOL; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HELA CELL; LASER MICROSCOPY; LEUKEMIA; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRION; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR CELL LINE; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NECROSIS; TRICHOSANTHIN;

EID: 77953161201     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.21142     Document Type: Review

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