Icariin and icaritin stimulate the proliferation of SKBr3 cells through the GPER1-mediated modulation of the EGFR-MAPK signaling pathway

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1627-1634

  Ma, Hai Rong ^a   Wang, Jie ^b   Chen, Yiu Fai ^c   Chen, Hua ^a   Wang, Wei Shan ^b   Aisa, Haji Akber ^a  

^a XINJIANG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Epithelial growth factor receptor mitogen activated protein kinase pathway; G protein coupled estrogen receptor 1; Icariin; Icaritin

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; 4 (3 CHLOROANILINO) 6,7 DIMETHOXYQUINAZOLINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 30; ICARIIN; ICARITIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FLAVONOID; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GPER PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL CYCLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MTT ASSAY; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED;

EID: 84899499566     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2014.1722     Document Type: Article

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