Ellagic acid, a polyphenolic compound, selectively induces ROS-mediated apoptosis in cancerous B-lymphocytes of CLL patients by directly targeting mitochondria.

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Published in Redox Biol on September 10, 2015

Authors

Ahmad Salimi1, Mehryar Habibi Roudkenar2, Leila Sadeghi3, Alireza Mohseni2, Enayatollah Seydi1, Nahal Pirahmadi4, Jalal Pourahmad5

Author Affiliations

1: Faculty of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2: Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization, Tehran, Iran.
3: Shohadaye Tajrish Educational Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
4: Faculty of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Pharmacology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
5: Faculty of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: j.pourahmadjaktaji@utoronto.ca.

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