Wogonin induces apoptosis by activation of ERK and p38 MAPKs signaling pathways and generation of reactive oxygen species in human breast cancer cells

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 327-335

  Yu, Ji Sun ^a   Kim, An Keun ^a  

^a Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Breast cancer; Mitogen activated protein kinases; Reactive oxygen species; Wogonin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; DEATH RECEPTOR; JANUS KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE 1; PROTEIN BCL 2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; WOGONIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRION; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; FEMALE; FLAVANONES; HUMANS; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

SCUTELLARIA;

EID: 79959921157     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: 02191032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10059-011-0041-7     Document Type: Article

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