Spica Prunellae extract promotes mitochondrion-dependent apoptosis in human colon carcinoma cell line

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 327-335

  Zheng, Liangpu ^a   Chen, Youqin ^b   Lin, Wei ^a   Zhuang, Qunchuan ^a   Chen, Xuzheng ^a   Xu, Wei ^a   Liu, Xianxiang ^a   Peng, Jun ^a   Sferra, Thomas J ^b  

^a FUJIAN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti tumor; Apoptosis; HT 29 cells; Mitochondria; Phytotherapy; Spica Prunellae

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PRUNELLA VULGARIS EXTRACT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRAIN HT29; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; COLON CARCINOMA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PLANT SPINE;

EID: 79957963993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP10.354     Document Type: Article

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