Activation of caspase-3 activity and apoptosis in MDA-MB-468 cells by Nω-hydroxy-L-arginine, an inhibitor of arginase, is not solely dependent on reduction in intracellular polyamines

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1863-1869

  Singh, Rajan ^a   Pervin, Shehla ^a   Wu, Guoyao ^b   Chaudhuri, Gautam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE; ARGINASE; CASPASE 3; EFLORNITHINE; N HYDROXY LEVO ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; ORNITHINE; POLYAMINE; PROTEIN P21; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MDA MB 468; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INCUBATION TIME; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REDUCTION;

EID: 0035159928     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/22.11.1863     Document Type: Article

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