Crocetin inhibits invasiveness of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells via downregulation of matrix metalloproteinases

Planta Medica

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 146-151

  Chryssanthi, Dimitra G ^a   Dedes, Petros G ^a   Karamanos, Nikos K ^a   Cordopatis, Paul ^a   Lamari, Fotini N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

all trans retinoic acid; crocetin; invasion; matrix metalloproteinases; MDA M 231

Indexed keywords

CROCETIN; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; RETINOIC ACID;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER INVASION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; METASTASIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZYMOGRAPHY;

ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CAROTENOIDS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CROCUS; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; FLOWERS; GELATINASES; HUMANS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRETINOIN;

ATRA;

EID: 78651485607     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1250178     Document Type: Article

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