Open AccessMechanisms involved in Korean mistletoe lectin-induced apoptosis of cancer cells
Author(s) -
Lee-Yong Khil,
W. Kim,
Su-Yun Lyu,
Won Bong Park,
Jiwon Yoon,
Hee-Sook Jun
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i20.2811
Subject(s) - apoptosis , caspase , programmed cell death , biology , receptor , intrinsic apoptosis , cancer research , cytotoxic t cell , microbiology and biotechnology , cancer cell , caspase 8 , tumor necrosis factor alpha , immunology , cancer , in vitro , biochemistry , genetics
To investigate the anti-cancer mechanisms of Korean mistletoe lectin (Viscum album coloratum agglutinin, VCA) using a human colon cancer cell line (COLO).