Dracorhodin perchlorate induces apoptosis in bladder cancer cells through Bcl-2, Bcl-XL, survivin down-regulation and caspase-3 activation

• Main Authors: Wei Wei (Author), Jun Di (Author), Azhar Rasul (Author), Chaoyue Zhao (Author), Faya Martin Millimouno (Author), Ichiro Tsuji (Author), Furhan Iqal (Author), Mahadev Malhi (Author), Xiaomeng Li (Author), Jiang Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Bangladesh Pharmacological Society, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Urinary bladder cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed urological malignancies worldwide. Dracorhodin perchlorate, anthocyanin red pigment, has been recently shown to induce apoptotic cell death in several types of cancer cells. However, there is no report elucidating its effect on bladder can...