Curcumin inhibits iron overload-induced hepatocytic apoptosis and nuclear factor-κB activity

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 92, Issue 28, 2012, Pages 1997-2001

  Qian, Jing Jing ^a   Zhai, Xu Guang ^b   Niu, Ming Hui ^b   Zhou, Qian ^b   Zhou, Ya Jun ^b  

^a NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANTONG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Curcumin; Hepatocyte; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CURCUMIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; NITRILOTRIACETATE IRON; PROTEIN BAD; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; CURCUMIN; HEPATOCYTES; IRON OVERLOAD; NF-KAPPA B; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84869217543     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2012.28.016     Document Type: Article

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