Calycosin stimulates proliferation of estrogen receptor-positive human breast cancer cells through downregulation of bax gene expression and upregulation of Bcl-2 gene expression at low concentrations

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 763-769

  Chen, Jian ^a   Xiong, Wen Bi ^a   Xiong, Yao ^a   Wu, Yi Ying ^a   Chen, Xia Jing ^a   Shao, Zheng Jun ^a   Liu, Li Tao ^a   Kuang, Wen Juan ^a   Tan, Xian Shu ^a   Zhou, Li Ming ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

apoptosis; calycosin; phytoestrogen; proliferation

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; CALYCOSIN; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER CELL; CELL ASSAY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION;

ASTRAGALUS PLANT; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BCL-2; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN;

EID: 80455177349     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607111413900     Document Type: Article

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