Cantharidin induces apoptosis in human bladder cancer TSGH 8301 cells through mitochondria-dependent signal pathways

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1243-1250

  Kuo, Jehn Hwa ^a,b   Chu, Yung Lin ^c   Yang, Jai Sing ^c   Lin, Jing Pin ^c   Lai, Kuang Chi ^c,d   Kuo, Hsiu Maan ^c   Hsia, Te Chun ^e   Chung, Jing Gung ^c,f  

^a CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b JEN AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cantharidin; Human bladder cancer TSGH 8301 cells; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

CANTHARIDIN; CASPASE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CYCLIN E; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P21; PROTEIN P53; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 77957873171     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo_00000775     Document Type: Article

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