Triptolide inactivates Akt and induces caspase-dependent death in cervical cancer cells via the mitochondrial pathway

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1177-1185

  Kim, Min Jung ^a   Lee, Tae Hwa ^a   Kim, Sung Han ^a   Choi, Yeon Joo ^a   Heo, Jeonghoon ^a   Kim, Young Ho ^a  

^a Kosin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Akt; Apoptosis; Mcl 1; Mitochondria; Triptolide

Indexed keywords

2 MORPHOLINO 8 PHENYLCHROMONE; BENZYLOXYCARBONYLVALYLALANYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; CASPASE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CASPASE INHIBITOR; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN MCL 1; TRIPTOLIDE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 77957861811     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo_00000769     Document Type: Article

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