Apigenin-induced apoptosis is enhanced by inhibition of autophagy formation in HCT116 human colon cancer cells

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1599-1606

  Lee, Yujin ^a   Sung, Bokyung ^a   Kang, Yong Jung ^a   Kim, Dong Hwan ^a   Jang, Jung Yoon ^a   Hwang, Seong Yeon ^a   Kim, Minjung ^a   Lim, Hyun Sook ^a   Yoon, Jeong Hyun ^a   Chung, Hae Young ^a   Kim, Nam Deuk ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3 methyladenine; Apigenin; Apoptosis; Autophagy; Cell cycle; Colon cancer cells

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLADENINE; APIGENIN; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN 2; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN 25C; CELL MARKER; CYCLIN B1; FLAVONOID; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; P21 ACTIVATED KINASE; PROCASPASE 3; PROCASPASE 8; PROCASPASE 9; PROTEIN LC3; PROTEIN LC3 II; PROTEIN P53; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGOSOME; AUTOPHAGY; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL VACUOLE; COLON CANCER; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; G2 PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; HCT116 CELL LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; M PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADENINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APIGENIN; APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGY; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CYCLIN B1; HUMANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84899110232     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2014.2339     Document Type: Article

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