Enhancement of gamma radiation-induced cytotoxicity of breast cancer cells by curcumin

Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 208-217

  Girdhani, Swati ^a,c   Ahmed, Mansoor M ^b   Mishra, Kaushala P ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Curcumin; Gamma irradiation; MCF 7 cells; Oxidative damage; ROS generation

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; LIPOCORTIN 5; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOSENSITIZATION;

CURCUMA LONGA;

EID: 77953437306     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19381247     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4255/mcpharmacol.09.25     Document Type: Article

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