Open AccessImpact of Taurine on the proliferation and apoptosis of human cervical carcinoma cells and its mechanism
Author(s) -
Hua Li,
Wenjie Ruan,
Liqiao Liu,
Huifang Wan,
Xiaohong Yang,
Weifeng Zhu,
Lushan Yu,
Xia-Li Zhang,
Fang Wan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.1097/cm9.0000000000000162
Subject(s) - apoptosis , downregulation and upregulation , transfection , cell growth , cancer research , microbiology and biotechnology , flow cytometry , kinase , cell culture , chemistry , medicine , biology , biochemistry , gene , genetics
Cervical cancer has the fourth highest incidence and mortality rate of all cancers in women worldwide; it seriously harms their physical and mental health. The aim of this study was to observe the roles and preliminary mechanism of Taurine (Tau)-induced apoptosis in cervical cancer cells.