Benzyl isothiocyanate induces reactive oxygen species-initiated autophagy and apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells

Oncotarget

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 20220-20234

  Lin, Ji Fan ^a   Tsai, Te Fu ^a,b   Yang, Shan Che ^a   Lin, Yi Chia ^a   Chen, Hung En ^a   Chou, Kuang Yu ^a,b   Hwang, Thomas I Sheng ^a,b,c  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autophagy; Benzyl isothiocyanate; Prostate cancer; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMITROLE; BENZYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; CATALASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PROSTATE CANCER CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECTS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; TUMOR CELL LINE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGY; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; ISOTHIOCYANATES; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 85015742070     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19492553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.15643     Document Type: Article

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