Hazardous effects of curcumin on mouse embryonic development through a mitochondria-dependent apoptotic signaling pathway

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2839-2855

  Chen, Chia Chi ^a   Hsieh, Ming Shu ^a   Hsuuw, Yan Der ^b   Huang, Fu Jen ^c   Chan, Wen Hsiung ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Blastocyst; Curcumin; Development; ROS

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; FIBRONECTIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; COLORING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CURCUMA LONGA; CYTOTOXICITY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO RESORPTION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FETUS WEIGHT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; INNER CELL MASS; MITOCHONDRION; MORULA; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UTERUS; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM;

CURCUMA LONGA; MUS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; BLASTOCYST; COLORING AGENTS; CURCUMIN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77957922764     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms11082839     Document Type: Article

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