Growth inhibition and induction of apoptosis in human cancerous HeLa cells by Maytenus procumbens

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-45

  Momtaz, S ^a,c   Hussein, A A ^a,b   Ostad, S N ^c   Abdollahi, M ^c   Lall, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytotoxicity; Maytenus procumbens; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 30 HYDROXY 11ALPHA METHOXY 18BETA OLEAN 12 EN 3 ONE; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASIATIC ACID; CISPLATIN; MAYTENUS PROCUMBENS EXTRACT; METHOTREXATE; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CELL STRAIN HT29; CELL VIABILITY; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; MAYTENUS; MAYTENUS PROCUMBENS; PLANT LEAF; SPECTROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; CACO-2 CELLS; COMET ASSAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MAYTENUS; MICE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NIH 3T3 CELLS; PENTACYCLIC TRITERPENES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TRITERPENES;

MAYTENUS;

EID: 84867060315     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2012.09.005     Document Type: Article

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