Cucurbitacin I suppressed stem-like property and enhanced radiation-induced apoptosis in head and neck squamous carcinoma--derived CD44(+)ALDH1(+) cells.

Chen, Yi-Wei

Cucurbitacin I suppressed stem-like property and enhanced radiation-induced apoptosis in head and neck squamous carcinoma--derived CD44(+)ALDH1(+) cells. [electronic resource] - Molecular cancer therapeutics Nov 2010 - 2879-92 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1538-8514

10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-10-0504 doi


Aldehyde Dehydrogenase--metabolism
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 Family
Animals
Apoptosis--drug effects
Carcinoma--pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Down-Regulation--drug effects
Gamma Rays--therapeutic use
Head and Neck Neoplasms--pathology
Humans
Hyaluronan Receptors--metabolism
Isoenzymes--metabolism
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mice, Nude
Neoplasms, Squamous Cell--pathology
Neoplastic Stem Cells--drug effects
Radiation Tolerance--drug effects
Radiation-Sensitizing Agents--pharmacology
Retinal Dehydrogenase
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
Triterpenes--pharmacology
Tumor Cells, Cultured
Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays