Capsaicin induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human KB cancer cells

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Lin, Chia Han ^a   Lu, Wei Cheng ^a   Wang, Che Wei ^a   Chan, Ya Chi ^a   Chen, Mu Kuan ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Capsaicin; Cell cycle; KB cells; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; SULFORHODAMINE B; TRYPAN BLUE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN KB; CELL VIABILITY; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; CAPSAICIN; CAPSICUM; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; G2 PHASE; HUMANS; KB CELLS; M PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINTS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MITOCHONDRIA; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASES;

EID: 84874128795     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-13-46     Document Type: Article

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