Protective role of metabolism by intestinal microflora in butyl paraben-induced toxicity in HepG2 cell cultures

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 174-183

  Khanal, Tilak ^a   Kim, Hyung Gyun ^a   Jin, Sun Woo ^a   Shim, Eol ^a   Han, Hwa Jeong ^a   Noh, Keumhan ^b   Park, Sunkyoung ^b   Lee, Dae Hun ^b   Kang, Wonku ^b   Yeo, Hee Kyung ^c   Kim, Dong Hyun ^c   Jeong, Tae Cheon ^b   Jeong, Hye Gwang ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Butyl paraben; Cytotoxicity; Fecalase; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

ANTHRA[1,9 CD]PYRAZOL 6(2H) ONE; BUTYL PARABEN; CASPASE 3; CELL ENZYME; FECALASE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CYTOTOXICITY; ESTERIFICATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; INCUBATION TIME; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; NICK END LABELING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANTHRACENES; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CELL SURVIVAL; FECES; FEMALE; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; INTESTINES; MALE; PARABENS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84864445187     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: 18793169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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