Inhibition of constitutively activated Stat3 correlates with altered Bcl-2/Bax expression and induction of apoptosis in mycosis fungoides tumor cells

Leukemia

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 735-738

  Nielsen, M ^a   Kaestel C G ^b   Eriksen, K W ^b   Woetmann, A ^b   Stokkedal, T ^b   Kaltoft, K ^b   Geisler, C ^b   Ropke C ^b   ODum N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Mycosis fungoides; Stat3; T cells

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE RECEPTOR; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; STAT3 PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR CELL LINE;

EID: 0033052910     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2401415     Document Type: Article

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