Growth inhibition of human gynecologic and colon cancer cells by Phyllanthus watsonii through apoptosis induction

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Ramasamy, Sujatha ^a   Wahab, Norhanom ^b   Zainal Abidin, Nurhayati ^a   Manickam, Sugumaran ^a   Zakaria, Zubaidah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETULIN; CASPASE 3; DNA; DOXORUBICIN; ELLAGIC ACID; GERANIC ACID; GLOCHIDONE; GLUCOSIDE; PHYLLANTIN; PHYLLANTUS WATSONII EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASP3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; HEXANE; METHANOL; SOLVENT;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FRACTIONATION; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYLLANTUS WATSONII; PLANT LEAF; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; COLON TUMOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYLLANTHUS; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ACETATES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELLAGIC ACID; FEMALE; HEXANES; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; METHANOL; PHYLLANTHUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SOLVENTS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84859968476     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034793     Document Type: Article

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