Cytotoxic effects of Echinacea purpurea flower extracts and cichoric acid on human colon cancer cells through induction of apoptosis

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 914-919

  Tsai, Yu Ling ^a,b   Chiu, Chien Chih ^c   Yi Fu Chen, Jeff ^c   Chan, Kung Chi ^b   Lin, Sheng Dun ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; Colon cancer; Cytotoxicity; Echinacea purpurea; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BETA CATENIN; CASPASE 9; CICHORIC ACID; ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE 1; TELOMERASE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CELL STRAIN HCT116; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLON CANCER; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOWER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; BETA CATENIN; CACO-2 CELLS; CAFFEIC ACIDS; CASPASE 9; CELL SURVIVAL; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ECHINACEA; FLOWERS; HCT116 CELLS; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASES; SUCCINATES; TELOMERASE;

ECHINACEA PURPUREA;

EID: 84866736550     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.08.032     Document Type: Article

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