| CASP3 | caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase | 836 | Hepatoma | Hep G2 | - | - | - | - | To further explore the apoptotic mechanism of HepG2 cells induced by brucine, western blot was performed to examine the protein expression level of caspase-3 and cyclooxygenase-2 in brucine-treated cells. As shown Brucine induced concentration-dependent increase of caspase-3-protein abundance associated with the corresponding decrease of cyclooxygenase-2 expression. | 16442763 |