Baicalein induces apoptosis of human cervical cancer HeLa cells in vitro

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 2129-2134

  Peng, Yong ^a   Guo, Congshan ^a   Yang, Yanhong ^b   Li, Fenglin ^c   Zhang, Yanxia ^a   Jiang, Bin ^a   Li, Qingwang ^d  

^a YANSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao Town   (China)

^c JILIN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE   (China)

^d NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Baicalein; Caspase 3; Death receptor pathway; HeLa cells; Mitochondrial pathway

Indexed keywords

BAICALEIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; FAS LIGAND; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELA CELL LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRION; MTT ASSAY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; FEMALE; FLAVANONES; HELA CELLS; HUMANS;

EID: 84916608255     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2885     Document Type: Article

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