Paederus alfieri extract induces apoptosis in human myeloid leukemia K562 cells

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 72-75

  Abd El Hafeez, Amer Ali ^a   Rakha, Osama Mohamed ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Kafrelsheikh University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; K562; Paederus alfieri; Pederin; PI3K Akt pathway

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CISPLATIN; PAEDERUS ALFIERI EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN KINASE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IC50; K-562 CELL LINE; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; PAEDERUS ALFIERI; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UPREGULATION;

EID: 85010297618     PISSN: 09742441     EISSN: 24553891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i1.13513     Document Type: Article

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