中国结合医学杂志（英文版）Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Author Name	Affiliation	E-mail
Fu-peng Jin	Department of Chinese Medicine, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230001, China
Mei Zhang	Department of Chinese Medicine, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230001, China	Zhang69@sohu.com

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Abstract:

Cell apoptosis is an initiative process of cell death regulated by genes. Inducing cell apoptosis is a new way of cancer treatment. In this paper, the progress in experimental studies on the effect of Chinese herbal compounds (CHC) on the induction of tumor cell apoptosis will be reviewed in terms of major mechanisms (gene expression regulation, cell morphology change, telomerase activity change, and immunity enhancement, etc.). The study on disassembled CHC, as well as the synergistic effect when in combined use with chemotherapy for inducing apoptosis, is also reviewed here.