Cheung, Wing Ki. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-112). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgments / Abbreviations / Abstract 一 English --- p.i / - Chinese --- p.iii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- General Introduction / Chapter 1.1. --- Colon Cancer / Chapter 1.1.1. --- Colon cancer statistic in Hong Kong --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2. --- Development of Colon cancer --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.3. --- Treatment --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2. --- Chemistry of ascorbates / Chapter 1.2.1. --- Sodium-L-ascorbate --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.2. --- "Sodium 5,6-benazylidene-L-ascorbate" --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3. --- "Reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species, and their biological consequences" --- p.5 / Chapter 1.4. --- Cell cycle --- p.7 / Chapter 1.5. --- Autophagy --- p.8 / Chapter 1.6. --- Human colon cancer HT29 cells for anti-tumor study --- p.9 / Chapter 1.7 --- Aim of study --- p.10 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Comparative studies of cytotoxicity of SAA and SBA in short term treatment / Chapter 2.1. --- Introduction --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2. --- Materials and Methods --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3. --- Results --- p.17 / Chapter 2.4. --- Discussion --- p.26 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Comparative studies of SAA and SBA in oxidative stress induction and their corresponding ROS inhibitors / Chapter 3.1. --- Introduction --- p.28 / Chapter 3.2. --- Materials and Methods --- p.31 / Chapter 3.3. --- Results --- p.35 / Chapter 3.4. --- Discussion --- p.42 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- "Effects of SAA and SBA treatments on cell cycle regulatory proteins and the induction of transient cell cycle arrests in Gl, S and G2 phases Cell Cycle" / Chapter 4.1. --- Introduction --- p.45 / Chapter 4.2. --- Materials and Methods --- p.49 / Chapter 4.3. --- Results --- p.53 / Chapter 4.4. --- Discussion --- p.69 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Autophagy induction during SBA treatment and autophagy inhibition during SAA treatment / Chapter 5.1. --- Introduction --- p.72 / Chapter 5.2. --- Materials and Methods --- p.74 / Chapter 5.3. --- Results --- p.77 / Chapter 5.4. --- Discussion --- p.91 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- General Discussion --- p.93 / References --- p.100
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326564 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Contributors | Cheung, Wing Ki., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Chinese Medicine. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, iii, 112 leaves : col. ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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