Khat (Catha edulis)-induced apoptosis is inhibited by antagonists of caspase-1 and -8 in human leukaemia cells

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1726-1734

  Dimba, E A O ^a   Gjertsen, B T ^b   Bredholt, T ^b   Fossan, K O ^c   Costea, D E ^a   Francis, G W ^b   Johannessen, A C ^b   Vintermyr, O K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspases; Cathine; Cathinone; Khat; Leukaemia cells

Indexed keywords

BENZYLOXYCARBONYLASPARTYLGLUTAMYLVALYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; BENZYLOXYCARBONYLISOLEUCYLGLUTAMYLTHREONYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; BENZYLOXYCARBONYLLEUCYLGLUTAMYLHISTIDYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; BENZYLOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHYLGLUTAMYLHISTIDYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; BENZYLOXYCARBONYLTYROSYLVALYLALANYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; BENZYLOXYCARBONYLVALYLALANYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; BENZYLOXYCARBONYLVALYLASPARTYLVALYLALANYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; BENZYLOXYCARBONYLVALYLGLUTAMYLISOLEUCYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 8 INHIBITOR; CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; CATHINONE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR; NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CATHA EDULIS; CELL DEATH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; INHIBITION KINETICS; LEUKEMIA CELL; LEUKOCYTE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID CHLOROMETHYL KETONES; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 1; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASES; CATHA; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROPYLAMINES; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 9144263045     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602197     Document Type: Article

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