Antioxidant activity and antiapoptotic effect of Asparagus racemosus root extracts in human lung epithelial h460 cells

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 143-148

  Kongkaneramit, Lalana ^a   Witoonsaridsilp, Wasu ^a   Peungvicha, Penchom ^a   Ingkaninan, Kornkanok ^b   Waranuch, Neti ^b   Sarisuta, Narong ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Apoptosis; Asparagus racemosus; Human lung epithelial cells; Lipofectamine; Root extracts

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALCOHOL; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS EXTRACT; CATALASE; DIOSGENIN; LIPOFECTAMINE; SAPONIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 78751627340     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2010.172     Document Type: Article

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