Gamma-tocotrienol induces apoptosis and autophagy in prostate cancer cells by increasing intracellular dihydrosphingosine and dihydroceramide

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 685-693

  Jiang, Qing ^a   Rao, Xiayu ^a   Kim, Choon Young ^a   Freiser, Helene ^a   Zhang, Qingbo ^a   Jiang, Ziying ^a   Li, Guilan ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

apoptosis; autophagy; sphingolipids; tocopherol; vitamin E

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; DIHYDROCERAMIDE; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; GAMMA TOCOTRIENOL; MYRIOSIN; SPHINGANINE; SPHINGOLIPID; SPHINGOSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CANCER CELL; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UPTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TUMOR XENOGRAFT;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGY; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CERAMIDES; CHROMANS; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; MALE; MEVALONIC ACID; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, NUDE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; SPHINGOSINE; TUMOR BURDEN; VITAMIN E;

EID: 82255191935     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.26054     Document Type: Article

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