Licochalcone a induces apoptosis in KB human oral cancer cells via a caspase-dependent FasL signaling pathway

Oncology Reports

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 755-762

  Kim, Jae Sung ^a   Park, Mi Ra ^a   Lee, Sook Young ^a   Kim, Do Kyoung ^a,b   Moon, Sung Min ^b   Kim, Chun Sung ^b   Cho, Seung Sik ^c   Yoon, Goo ^c   Im, Hee Jeong ^d   You, Jae Seek ^b   Oh, Ji Su ^a,b   Kim, Su Gwan ^a,b  

^a Regional Innovation Center for Dental Science and Engineering   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

^c Mokpo National University   (South Korea)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; Fas ligand; Licochalcone A; Oral cancer

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; DEATH RECEPTOR; FAS LIGAND; GENOMIC DNA; LICOCHALCONE A; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; KERATINOCYTE; MOUTH CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID CHLOROMETHYL KETONES; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE INHIBITORS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CHALCONES; CHROMATIN; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; KB CELLS; KERATINOCYTES; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASES; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; PYRIDINES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84892384187     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.2013.2929     Document Type: Article

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