Cytotoxic activity of guaiazulene on gingival fibroblasts and the influence of light exposure on guaiazulene-induced cell death

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-72

  Fiori, Jessica ^a   Teti, Gabriella ^a   Gotti, Roberto ^a   Mazzotti, Giovanni ^a   Falconi, Mirella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dose depending cytotoxicity; Guaiazulene; Human fibroblasts; Photocytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; GUAIAZULENE; MESSENGER RNA; PROCOLLAGEN C PROTEINASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROTECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FIBROBLAST; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GINGIVA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGHT EXPOSURE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RADIATION DOSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

APOPTOSIS; AZULENES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASPASE 3; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN TYPE I; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GINGIVA; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; PHOTOLYSIS; RNA, MESSENGER; SESQUITERPENES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78650518810     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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