Amplification activation loop between caspase-8 and -9 dominates artemisinin-induced apoptosis of ASTC-a-1 cells

Apoptosis

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 600-611

  Xiao, Fenglian ^a   Gao, Weijie ^a   Wang, Xiaoping ^b   Chen, Tongsheng ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amplification activation loop; Apoptosis; Artemisinin (ARTE); ASTC a 1 cells; Caspases

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CYTOCHROME C; LIPOCORTIN 5; PROTEIN BAK; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME AMPLIFICATION ACTIVATION LOOP; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RNA INTERFERENCE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTEMISININS; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELLS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84862808166     PISSN: 13608185     EISSN: 1573675X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10495-012-0706-5     Document Type: Article

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