Liquiritigenin exhibits antitumour action in pituitary adenoma cells via Ras/ERKs and ROS-dependent mitochondrial signalling pathways

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 408-417

  Wang, Di ^a,b   Wong, Hei Kiu ^a   Feng, Yi Bin ^a   Zhang, Zhang Jin ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

apoptosis; liquiritigenin; pituitary adenoma; Ras ERKs; ROS

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; LIQUIRITIGENIN; PITUITARY ADENOMA; RAS/ERKS; ROS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CYTOCHROMES C; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; FLAVANONES; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOGRAFT MODEL ANTITUMOR ASSAYS;

EID: 84894263827     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: 20427158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12170     Document Type: Article

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