Sorbitol induces apoptosis of human colorectal cancer cells via p38 MAPK signal transduction

Oncology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1992-1996

  Lu, Xue ^a,b   Li, Chun ^a   Wang, Yong Kun ^c   Jiang, Kun ^a   Gai, Xiao Dong ^a  

^a BEIHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Pathology Junan Hospital   (China)

^c CHINA JAPAN UNION HOSPITAL OF JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Colorectal cancer; Mitochondrial death cascade; p38 mitogen activated protein kinases; Sorbitol

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CYTOCHROME C; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; SORBITOL;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL TARGETING SIGNAL; MTT ASSAY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84898908604     PISSN: 17921074     EISSN: 17921082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ol.2014.1994     Document Type: Article

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