Oleanolic acid induces apoptosis by modulating p53, BAX, Bcl-2, and caspase-3 gene expression, and regulates the activation of transcription factors and cytokine profile in B16F-10 melanoma cells

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-31

  Pratheeshkumar, P ^a   Kuttan, Girija ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; B16F 10 cells; NF B; OA; TUNEL assay

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; CYCLIN D1; CYTOKINE; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; OLEANOLIC ACID; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BID; PROTEIN C FOS; PROTEIN P21; PROTEIN P27; PROTEIN P53; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; MELANOMA; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPREGULATION;

EID: 79960059605     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnvironPatholToxicolOncol.v30.i1.30     Document Type: Article

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