Gallic acid as a selective anticancer agent that induces apoptosis in SMMC-7721 human hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Oncology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 150-158

  Sun, Guojun ^a   Zhang, Shuqin ^a   Xie, Yanru ^b   Zhang, Ziyu ^a   Zhao, Wenjing ^a  

^a Department of Scientific Research   (China)

^b LISHUI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Gallic acid; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Mitochondrial pathway; Plant polyphenol

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; GALLIC ACID; PROTEIN BCL 2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC50; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR GROWTH; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84948764176     PISSN: 17921074     EISSN: 17921082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ol.2015.3845     Document Type: Article

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