Hexane extracts of garlic cloves induce apoptosis through the generation of reactive oxygen species in Hep3B human hepatocarcinoma cells

Oncology Reports

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1757-1763

  Kim, Hye Jeong ^a   Han, Min Ho ^a,b   Kim, Gi Young ^c   Choi, Young Whan ^d   Choi, Yung Hyun ^a,b  

^a Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

^b Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

^c Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^d Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Garlic cloves; Mitochondrial membrane potential; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; GARLIC EXTRACT; HEXANE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL; PROTEIN BID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CLOVE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMINO ACID CHLOROMETHYL KETONES; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2 HOMOLOGOUS ANTAGONIST-KILLER PROTEIN; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BH3 INTERACTING DOMAIN DEATH AGONIST PROTEIN; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CASPASE INHIBITORS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; DOWN-REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GARLIC; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MITOCHONDRIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84866436968     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.2012.1985     Document Type: Article

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