Differential chemosensitizing effect of two glucosylceramide synthase inhibitors in hepatoma cells

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 288, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 269-274

  Di Bartolomeo, Sabrina ^a   Spinedi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ceramide; Doxorubicin; Glucosylceramide synthase; HepG2 cells; P glycoprotein

Indexed keywords

1 PHENYL 2 HEXADECANOYLAMINO 3 PYRROLIDINO 1 PROPANOL; 2 DECANOYLAMINO 3 MORPHOLINO 1 PHENYL 1 PROPANOL; CERAMIDE; CERAMIDE GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; DOXORUBICIN; GLYCOPROTEIN P; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME INHIBITION; GLYCOSYLATION; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035913996     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5748     Document Type: Article

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