Homeopathic mother tincture of Phytolacca decandra induces apoptosis in skin melanoma cells by activating caspase-mediated signaling via reactive oxygen species elevation

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 116-124

  Ghosh, Samrat ^a   Bishayee, Kausik ^a   Paul, Avijit ^a   Mukherjee, Avinaba ^a   Sikdar, Sourav ^a   Chakraborty, Debrup ^a   Boujedaini, Naoual ^b   Khuda Bukhsh, Anisur Rahman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

^b Boiron Laboratory   (France)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Gene expression; Phytolacca decandra; Reactive oxygen species; Skin neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASPASE 3; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHYTOLACCA DECANDRA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN P53; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOWN REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOMA SKIN CANCER; PHYTOLACCA DODECANDRA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84875623651     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jintegrmed2013014     Document Type: Article

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