Anticancer activity of the ascidian polyclinum indicum against cervical cancer cells (HeLa) mediated through apoptosis induction

Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 396-405

  Rajesh, Rajaian Pusphabai ^a,c   Ramasamy, Maniramakrishnan Santhana ^b   Murugan, Annappan ^a  

^a Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute   (India)

^b Asthagiri Herbal Research Foundation   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Anticancer activity; Apoptosis; Ascidian; Cytotoxicity; Flow cytometry; HeLa cells; Hoechst staining; Polyclinum indicum

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; METHANOL; PI 8; POLYCLINUM INDICUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; POLYCLINUM INDICUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 78650188042     PISSN: 15734064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157340610793564009     Document Type: Article

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