Fludarabine ability to down-regulate Bcl-2 gene product in CD5+ leukaemic B cells: In vitro/in vivo correlations

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 147-

  Gottardi, D ^a   De Leo, A M ^a   Alfarano, A ^a   Stacchini, A ^a   Circosta, P ^a   Gregoretti, M G ^a   Bergui, L ^a   Aragno, M ^a   Caligaris Cappio, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Cattedra di Immunologia Clinica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; B chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; Bcl 2; CD5+ B cells; Fludarabine

Indexed keywords

FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; B CELL LEUKEMIA; CELL DEATH; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MANTLE CELL LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030832602     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.3353152.x     Document Type: Article

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