Holotransferrin enhances selective anticancer activity of artemisinin against human hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 862-865

  Deng, Xiao Rong ^a   Liu, Zhao Xia ^a   Liu, Feng ^b   Pan, Lei ^c   Yu, He Ping ^d   Jiang, Jin Ping ^b   Zhang, Jian Jun ^a   Liu, Li ^a   Yu, Jun ^a  

^a GUANGDONG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c People Hospital of Qihe Country   (China)

^d Puai Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

apoptosis; artemisinin; cell growth; colony formation; holotransferrin; human hepatocellular carcinoma SMMC 7721 cells

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ARTEMISININ; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; HOLOTRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; METABOLISM; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; ARTEMISININS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 84891586226     PISSN: 16720733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11596-013-1212-x     Document Type: Article

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