Isoflavones as apoptosis inducers in human hepatoma HuH-7 cells

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1819-1824

  Mansoor, Tayyab A ^a   Ramalho, Rita M ^a   Luo, Xuan ^a   Ramalhete, Cátia ^a   Rodrigues, Cecília M P ^a   Ferreira, Maria José U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

apoptosis induction; flavonoids; HuH 7 cells; isoflavones; Myristicaceae; Pycnanthus angolensis

Indexed keywords

2' HYDROXYBIOCHANIN A; 4'7 DIHYDROXY 2' METHOXYISOFLAVAN; BIOCHANIN A; CASPASE 3; FLAVANONE LIGUIRITIGENTIN; FORMONONECTIN; GENISTEIN; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PRUNETIN; TECTORIGENINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CASPASE 3; CELL LINE, TUMOR; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MYRISTICACEAE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

MYRISTICACEAE; PYCNANTHUS ANGOLENSIS;

EID: 82155183108     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3498     Document Type: Article

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