Effects of curcumin on bleomycin-induced apoptosis in human malignant testicular germ cells

Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 289-296

  Cort, Aysegul ^a   Timur, Mujgan ^a   Ozdemir, Evrim ^a   Ozben, Tomris ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bleomycin; Curcumin; NCCIT cell; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CURCUMIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BLEOMYCIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CURCUMIN; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

CURCUMA LONGA;

EID: 84879419821     PISSN: 11387548     EISSN: 18778755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13105-012-0211-x     Document Type: Article

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