Pharmacological inhibition of protein kinase C activity could induce apoptosis in gastric cancer cells by differential regulation of apoptosis- related genes

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2020-2026

  Zhu, G H ^a,b   Wong, Benjamin C Y ^a,b   Eggo, M C ^a,b   Yuen, S T ^a,b   Lai, K C ^a,b   Lam, S K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; bcl 2; c myc; Cell cycle; Gastric cancer; p53; Protein kinase C

Indexed keywords

2 [1 (3 AMIDINOTHIOPROPYL) 1H INDOL 3 YL] 3 (1 METHYL 1H INDOL 3 YL)MALEIMIDE; CHELERYTHRINE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C INHIBITOR; PROTEIN P21; PROTEIN P53;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER GROWTH; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ONCOGENE C MYC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ALKALOIDS; APOPTOSIS; BENZOPHENANTHRIDINES; CELL CYCLE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INDOLES; PHENANTHRIDINES; PROTEIN KINASE C; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032712229     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026670301787     Document Type: Article

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