Apigenin promotes apoptosis, inhibits invasion and induces cell cycle arrest of T24 human bladder cancer cells

Cancer Cell International

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Zhu, Yi ^a   Mao, Yeqing ^a   Chen, Hong ^a   Lin, Yiwei ^a   Hu, Zhenghui ^a   Wu, Jian ^a   Xu, Xin ^a   Xu, Xianglai ^a   Qin, Jie ^a   Xie, Liping ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Apigenin; Apoptosis; Bladder cancer; Cell cycle arrest; Invasion

Indexed keywords

APIGENIN; CASPASE 3; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROCASPASE 3; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN KINASE B;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL GROWTH; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; G2 PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR INVASION;

EID: 84878362447     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2867-13-54     Document Type: Article

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