Trichosanthes kirilowii ethanol extract and cucurbitacin D inhibit cell growth and induce apoptosis through inhibition of STAT3 activity in breast cancer cells

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Kim, Soon Re ^a   Seo, Hye Sook ^a   Choi, Han Seok ^a   Cho, Sung Gook ^a   Kim, Yong Kuk ^a   Hong, Eun Hee ^a   Shin, Yong Cheol ^a   Ko, Seong Gyu ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CUCURBITACIN D; PLANT EXTRACT; STAT3 PROTEIN; TRICHOSANTHES KIRILOWII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL VIABILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; G2 PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; M PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; MEDICINAL PLANT; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; TRICHOSANTHES; TRICHOSANTHES KIRILOWII; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84886553605     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/975350     Document Type: Article

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