Tanshinone IIA inactivates Akt and induces caspase-dependent death in cervical cancer cells via the mitochondrial pathway

In human cervical cancer cells pro-apoptotic effect of tanshinone IIA isolated from the ethanol extract of Scutellaria barbata was investigated. Tanshinone IIA treatment resulted in apoptosis and mitochondrial membrane potential loss in the cervical cancer cells. The viability of SW756 and C4-1 cell...

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Main Authors: Hu Li, Yan Xu, Li Yang, Lei He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bangladesh Pharmacological Society 2015-06-01
Series:Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology
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Online Access:https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJP/article/view/23018