Glycyrrhizic acid induces apoptosis in WEHI-3 mouse leukemia cells through the caspase- and mitochondria-dependent pathways

Oncology Reports

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2069-2076

  Chueh, Fu Shin ^a   Hsiao, Yung Ting ^b   Chang, Shu Jen ^b   Wu, Ping Ping ^b   Yang, Jai Sing ^b   Lin, Jen Jyh ^b,c   Chung, Jing Gung ^b   Lai, Tung Yuan ^d,e  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; ER stress; Glycyrrhizic acid; Mitochondria; Murine leukemia WEHI 3 cells

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; CASPASE 3; CYTOCHROME C; ENDONUCLEASE G; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRAIN WEHI 3; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; G1 PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKEMIA CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; CASPASE 3; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOCHROMES C; DNA DAMAGE; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; LEUKEMIA; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RECEPTORS, DEATH DOMAIN;

EID: 84868092973     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.2012.2029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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