Synergism of cytotoxicity effects of triptolide and artesunate combination treatment in pancreatic cancer cell lines

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 5243-5248

  Liu, Yao ^a   Cui, Yun Fu ^a  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Artesunate; Cytotoxicity; Pancreatic cancer cell lines; Synergism; Triptolide

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; DITERPENE; EPOXIDE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 27; MESSENGER RNA; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; TRIPTOLIDE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NUDE MOUSE; PANCREAS TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR CELL CULTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; APOPTOSIS; ARTEMISININS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL PROLIFERATION; DITERPENES; DRUG SYNERGISM; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; HSP27 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, NUDE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PHENANTHRENES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; XENOGRAFT MODEL ANTITUMOR ASSAYS;

EID: 84887599191     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.9.5243     Document Type: Article

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