Lysosomal proteases as potential targets for the induction of apoptotic cell death in human neuroblastomas

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 775-779

  Castino, Roberta ^a   Pace, Deborah ^a   Démoz, Marina ^a   Gargiulo, Marco ^a   Ariatta, Chiara ^a   Raiteri, Elisabetta ^a   Isidoro, Ciro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspases; Cathepsins; Neuroblastoma; Protease inhibitors

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN; CATHEPSIN B; CATHEPSIN D; N [N (3 CARBOXYOXIRANE 2 CARBONYL)LEUCYL]AGMATINE; PEPSTATIN; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PROTEINASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CELL METABOLISM; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CYTOTOXICITY; ENDOSOME; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYSOSOME; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

AMINO ACID CHLOROMETHYL KETONES; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASPASES; CATHEPSIN B; CATHEPSIN D; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMATIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; DIPEPTIDES; HUMANS; LEUCINE; LYSOSOMES; NEUROBLASTOMA; PEPSTATINS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0037138438     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10139     Document Type: Article

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