| Literature DB >> 15665492 |
Eiichi Kotake-Nara1, Masaru Terasaki, Akihiko Nagao.
Abstract
Apoptosis induced by fucoxanthin in HL-60 cells was associated with a loss of mitochondrial membrane potential at an early stage, but not with an increase in reactive oxygen species. Fucoxanthin treatment caused cleavages of procaspase-3 and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase without any effect on the protein level of Bcl-2, Bcl-X(L), or Bax. Apoptosis induction by fucoxanthin may be mediated via mitochondrial membrane permeabilization and caspase-3 activation.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15665492 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.69.224
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biosci Biotechnol Biochem ISSN: 0916-8451 Impact factor: 2.043