Glycyrrhiza polysaccharide induces apoptosis and inhibits proliferation of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells by blocking PI3K/AKT signal pathway

Tumor Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1381-1389

  Chen, Jiayu ^a   Jin, Xiaoyan ^b   Chen, Jie ^a   Liu, Chibo ^b  

^a TAIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TAIZHOU MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Glycyrrhiza polysaccharide; Human hepatocellular carcinoma cell; P53 PI3K AKT

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GLYCYRRHIZA POLYSACCHARIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN P53; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL DESTRUCTION; CANCER INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; TUMOR VOLUME; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84878716826     PISSN: 10104283     EISSN: 14230380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13277-013-0746-7     Document Type: Article

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