Khat (Catha edulis) generates reactive oxygen species and promotes hepatic cell apoptosis via MAPK activation

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 389-395

  Abid, Morad Dirhem Naji ^a   Chen, Juan ^a   Xiang, Min ^a   Zhou, Jie ^a   Chen, Xiaoping ^a   Gong, Feili ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; C Jun NH2 terminal kinase; Extracellular signal regulated kinase; Khat; L02 cells; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; LIVER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOPRECIPITATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

APOPTOSIS; CATHA; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84879364898     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2013.1394     Document Type: Article

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