Cigarette smoke activates caspase-3 to induce apoptosis of human umbilical venous endothelial cells

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 82-88

  Wang, Jun ^a   Wilcken, David E L ^a   Wang, Xing L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Caspase 3; Cigarette smoking extracts; Endothelial apoptosis; p53

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; DNA FRAGMENT; PROTEIN P53; TOBACCO SMOKE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035718306     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mgme.2000.3115     Document Type: Article

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