Essential oil from Cryptomeria japonica induces apoptosis in human oral epidermoid carcinoma cells via mitochondrial stress and activation of caspases

Molecules

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 3890-3901

  Cha, Jeong Dan ^a   Kim, Ji Young ^b  

^a Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

^b Ulsan College   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspases; Cryptomeria japonica; Essential oil; Mitochondrial stress

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASPASE; ESSENTIAL OIL;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; JAPANESE CEDAR; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MOUTH TUMOR; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CASPASES; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CRYPTOMERIA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; OILS, VOLATILE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84860245302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules17043890     Document Type: Article

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