Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81173603 and No.81274141);State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China(No.0405ZP35);Jiangsu Provincial Social Development Project(No. BE2011738);the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK2012686);Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Jiangsu Province(No.LZ11210);and the Project of Cooperation between Yangzhou University and Yangzhou City(No.YZ2010157)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the apoptotic effects and underlying molecular mechanisms of Celastrus orbiculatus (C. orbiculatus) extract in human hepa- tocellular carcinoma cells. METHODS: Human hepatocellular carcin...