Anti-proliferative activities and apoptosis induction by triterpenes derived from Eriobotrya japonica in human leukemia cell lines

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 4106-4120

  Uto, Takuhiro ^a   Sakamoto, Ayana ^a   Tung, Nguyen Huu ^a   Fujiki, Tsukasa ^a   Kishihara, Kenji ^a   Oiso, Shigeru ^a   Kariyazono, Hiroko ^a   Morinaga, Osamu ^a   Shoyama, Yukihiro ^a  

^a NAGASAKI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti proliferation; Apoptosis; Caspase; Corosolic acid; Eriobotrya japonica; Leukemia cells

Indexed keywords

ANTILEUKEMIC AGENT; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; COROSOLIC ACID; CYTOCHROME C; DNA; ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA EXTRACT; MASLINIC ACID; METHANOL; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; OLEANOLIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL; PROTEIN BID; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID;

ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CELL STRAIN THP 1; CELL STRAIN U937; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME RELEASE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; LOQUAT; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PLANT LEAF; QUALITY CONTROL; SKIN FIBROBLAST; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 84875103207     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14024106     Document Type: Article

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