Cancer chemoprevention by natural carotenoids as an efficient strategy

Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1026-1031

  Bolhassani, Azam ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anti cancer activity; Carotenoid; Chemoprevention

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ASTAXANTHIN; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; CISPLATIN; CONNEXIN 43; CRYPTOXANTHIN; CURCUMIN; CYCLIN D1; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 2; CYCLIN E; CYTOCHROME P450; DEGUELIN; FUCOXANTHIN; GENISTEIN; GERANYLGERANYL PYROPHOSPHATE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; ISOTRETINOIN; LYCOPENE; RETINOID; SOMATOMEDIN C; SULFORAPHANE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNINDEXED DRUG; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; EPIGENETICS; GAP JUNCTION; GENE CONTROL; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; CELL CYCLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; NEOPLASMS; PROCEDURES;

ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CAROTENOIDS; CELL CYCLE; CHEMOPREVENTION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84940928471     PISSN: 18715206     EISSN: 18755992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1871520615666150302125707     Document Type: Article

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