Allicin induces apoptosis in EL-4 cells in vitro by activation of expression of caspase-3 and -12 and up-regulation of the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2

Natural Product Research

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1033-1037

  Wang, Ziren ^a   Liu, Zhonghu ^a,b   Cao, Zhiheng ^a   Li, Lan ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Allicin; Allium sativum; Apoptosis; EL 4 cell; Mitochondrial pathway

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; CASPASE 12; CASPASE 3; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; T LYMPHOCYTE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CASPASE 12; CASPASE 3; CELL LINE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MICE; SULFINIC ACIDS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84862188361     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2010.550894     Document Type: Article

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