Ginger extract (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) triggers apoptosis in hepatocarcinogenesis induced rats

• Main Authors: Yasmin Anum MY, Shahriza ZA, Looi ML, Shafina Hanim MH, Harlianshah H, Noor Aini AH, Suzana M, Wan Zurinah WN
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UKM 2008
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2033/1/07-263-274_%28MS_061%29.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2033/; http://www.ppukm.ukm.my/ukmmcjournal/index.php
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Ginger extract has been reported previously by our group to exhibit anticancer and an-tioxidant effects by reducing tumour burden and lipid peroxidation respectively in he-patocarcinogenesis induced rats. The current study examined the expression of pro-apoptotic protein caspase-8 and anti-apoptotic...