Phycocyanin induces apoptosis and enhances the effect of topotecan on prostate cell line LNCaP

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1091-1095

  Gantar, Miroslav ^a   Dhandayuthapani, Sivanesan ^b   Rathinavelu, Appu ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Caspases; Cyanobacteria; DNA fragmentation; Limnothrix; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; PHYCOCYANIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TOPOTECAN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; MALE; PHYCOCYANIN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPIRULINA; TOPOTECAN;

CYANOBACTERIA; LIMNOTHRIX; SPIRULINA;

EID: 84871198441     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: 15577600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2012.0123     Document Type: Article

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