Cucurbitacin E as inducer of cell death and apoptosis in human oral squamous cell carcinoma cell line SAS

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 17147-17156

  Hung, Chao Ming ^a   Chang, Chi Chang ^a,b   Lin, Chen Wei ^b   Ko, Shun Yao ^b   Hsu, Yi Chiang ^b  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; Cucurbitacin E; Human oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC)

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASPASE; CUCURBITACIN E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN; CELL STRAIN SAS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOUTH SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CASPASE 3; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; TRITERPENES;

EID: 84883174096     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms140817147     Document Type: Article

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