Neferine, an alkaloid from lotus seed embryo, inhibits human lung cancer cell growth by MAPK activation and cell cycle arrest

BioFactors

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 121-131

  Poornima, Paramasivan ^a   Weng, Ching Feng ^b   Padma, Viswanadha Vijaya ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Apoptosis; Intracellular calcium; MAPK; Neferine; ROS

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; MAPK; NEFERINE; ROS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; BENZYLISOQUINOLINES; CALCIUM; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; ENZYME ACTIVATION; G1 PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINTS; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOTUS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MANGANESE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEEDS;

EID: 84894081770     PISSN: 09516433     EISSN: 18728081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biof.1115     Document Type: Article

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