Cordycepin induces apoptosis by enhancing JNK and p38 kinase activity and increasing the protein expression of Bcl-2 pro-apoptotic molecules

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science B

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 654-660

  He, Wei ^a   Zhang, Mei Fang ^a   Ye, Jun ^a   Jiang, Ting Ting ^a   Fang, Xu ^b   Song, Ying ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b Department of Director Office   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2 molecules; Colorectal cancer; Cordycepin; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

BIM PROTEIN; CASPASE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; CASPASE 9; CORDYCEPIN; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; LIPOCORTIN 5; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PUMA PROTEIN; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL COUNT; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DEOXYADENOSINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; JNK MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2;

VALGUS;

EID: 77958017524     PISSN: 16731581     EISSN: 18621783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B1000081     Document Type: Article

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