Effects of Smac gene over-expression on the radiotherapeutic sensitivities of cervical cancer cell line HeLa

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 226-230

  Zheng, Li Duan ^a   Xiong, Zhou Fang ^a   Zhu, Jian Wen ^a   Wang, Ze Hua ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cervical cancer; Radiotherapy; Smac gene

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; LIPOCORTIN 5; MESSENGER RNA; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; SECOND MITOCHONDRIAL ACTIVATOR OF CASPASE; TETRAZOLIUM; TRYPAN BLUE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL CLONING; CELL GROWTH; CELL SELECTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WESTERN BLOTTING; X IRRADIATION;

APOPTOSIS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; FEMALE; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 13944250342     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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