Protective effect of curcumin against arsenic-induced apoptosis in murine splenocytes in vitro

Journal of Immunotoxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-159

  Khan, Saleem ^a   Vala, Jignesh A ^a   Nabi, Showkat U ^a   Gupta, Gaurav ^a   Kumar, Dhirendra ^a   Telang, Avinash G ^a   Malik, J K ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Curcumin; Immuno modulation; Mitochondrial transmembrane potential; Murine splenocytes; Reactive oxygen species; Sodium arsenite

Indexed keywords

ARSENITE SODIUM; CELL DNA; CURCUMIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROTECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA CONTENT; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; ARSENITES; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CURCUMIN; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MICE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SPLEEN;

MURINAE;

EID: 84861076404     PISSN: 1547691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/1547691X.2011.637530     Document Type: Article

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