Study on norcantharidin-induced apoptosis in SMMC-7721 cells through mitochondrial pathways

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 448-452

  Li, Xian Qian ^a,b   Shao, Shi He ^a   Fu, Gui Lian ^c   Han, Xiao Hong ^a   Gao, Hong ^b  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Liver cancer; Mitochondrial pathway; Norcantharidin

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CYTOCHROME C; NORCANTHARIDIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LIVER TUMOR; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CASPASE 3; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CYTOCHROMES C; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MITOCHONDRIA;

EID: 79952201265     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-010-0538-5     Document Type: Article

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