Houttuynia cordata thunb extract inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis in human primary colorectal cancer cells

Anticancer Research

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3549-3556

  Lai, Kuang Chi ^a,b   Chiu, Yu Jen ^b   Tang, Yih Jing ^c,d   Lin, Kuei Li ^e   Chiang, Jo Hua ^f   Jiang, Yi Lin ^b   Jen, Hsiu Fang ^a   Kuo, Yueh Hsiung ^g   Agamaya, Sakae ^g,h   Chung, Jing Gung ^g,i   Yang, Jai Sing ^b,g  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY BEIGANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h NIHON PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chinese herb; Houttuynia cordata Thunb. (HCT); Human primary colorectal cancer cells

Indexed keywords

APOPTOTIC PROTEASE ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; CYTOCHROME C; HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA EXTRACT; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASPASE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT, HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CASPASES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77958551282     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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