Cantharidin induces G2/M phase arrest and apoptosis in human gastric cancer SGC-7901 and BGC-823 cells

Oncology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2721-2726

  Zhang, Chenjing ^a   Chen, Zhongting ^a   Zhou, Xinglu ^a   Xu, Wen ^a   Wang, Gang ^a   Tang, Xiaoxiao ^a   Luo, Laisheng ^a   Tu, Jiangfeng ^a   Zhu, Yimiao ^a   Hu, Wen ^a   Xu, Xiang ^a   Pan, Wensheng ^a  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2 family; Cantharidin; Caspase; G2 M phase arrest; Gastric cancer

Indexed keywords

CANTHARIDIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; G2 PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STOMACH CANCER; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84908031501     PISSN: 17921074     EISSN: 17921082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ol.2014.2611     Document Type: Article

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