Soy isoflavone genistein induces cell death in breast cancer cells through mobilization of endogenous copper ions and generation of reactive oxygen species

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 553-559

  Ullah, Mohammad F ^a,c   Ahmad, Aamir ^a,b   Zubair, Haseeb ^a   Khan, Husain Y ^a   Wang, Zhiwei ^b   Sarkar, Fazlul H ^b   Hadi, Sheikh M ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Breast cancer; Copper; Genistein; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHELATING AGENT; COPPER; GENISTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SOYBEAN; TIME; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHELATING AGENTS; COPPER; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GENISTEIN; HUMANS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SOYBEANS; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR STEM CELL ASSAY;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 79953303201     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201000329     Document Type: Article

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