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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Thymoquinone induces apoptosis in oral cancer cells through p38β inhibition
American Journal of Chinese Medicine, Volume 41, No. 3, Year 2013
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Oral cancer is a common malignancy associated with high morbidity and mortality. While p38 MAPK is reported to be involved in different cellular activities such as proliferation and differentiation, reports rarely define the roles of the individual members of the p38 MAPK family in cancer. We used two unique cell lines developed by our lab representing chemically induced oral cancer cells (T28) and non-tumor cells (N28) obtained from tissues surrounding the induced cancer as a model to screen out whether p38 MAPK is involved in the malignant transformation processes. The results suggest an association between p38β not p38α and oral cancer development. Additionally, the anti-cancer activity of thymoquinone (TQ) was screened out and we found evidences suggesting that the anti-tumor activity of TQ may be attributed to the downregulation of p38β MAPK. © 2013 World Scientific Publishing Company & Institute for Advanced Research in Asian Science and Medicine.
Authors & Co-Authors
Abdelfadil, Ehab
Taiwan, Taichung
China Medical University
Egypt, Mansoura
Faculty of Medicine
Cheng, Ya Hsin
Taiwan, Taichung
School of Medicine
Bau, Da Tian
Taiwan, Taichung
China Medical University Hospital
Ting, Wei Jen
Taiwan, Taichung
China Medical University
Chen, Li Mien
Taiwan, Taichung
Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Taiwan, Taiping
Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital
Hsu, Hsi Hsien
Taiwan, Taipei
Mackay Memorial Hospital Taiwan
Lin, Yueh Min
Taiwan, Changhua
Changhua Christian Hospital
Taiwan, Miao-li
Jen-teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management
Chen, Ray Jade
Taiwan, Taipei
School of Medicine
Tsai, Fuujen Jenn
Taiwan, Taichung
China Medical University
Tsai, Chang Hai
Taiwan, Taichung
Asia University
Huang, Chih Yang
Taiwan, Taichung
China Medical University
Taiwan, Taichung
Asia University
Statistics
Citations: 53
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 11
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1142/S0192415X1350047X
ISSN:
0192415X
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy