Pro-apoptotic effects of Paecilomyces hepiali, a Cordyceps sinensis extract on human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells in vitro

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 421-426

  Thakur, Asmitananda ^a   Ren, Hui ^a   Zhang, Hongyan ^b   Yang, Tian ^a   Chen, Tianjun ^a   Chen, Mingwei ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cordyceps sinensis; Paecilomyces hepiali; Tumor necrosis factor mRNA

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FUNGAL EXTRACT; MESSENGER RNA; PAECILOMYCES HEPIALI EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYTOPLASM; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CORDYCEPS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PAECILOMYCES; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84863082083     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.92007     Document Type: Article

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