Testosterone promotes apoptotic damage in human renal tubular cells

Kidney International

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1252-1261

  Verzola, Daniela ^b   Gandolfo, Maria Teresa ^b   Salvatore, Francesca ^b   Villaggio, Barbara ^b   Gianiorio, Fabio ^b   Traverso, Paolo ^b   Deferrari, Giacomo ^b   Garibotto, Giacomo ^a  

^a Division of Nephrology   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Androgens; Apoptosis; End stage renal disease; Testosterone; Tubular cells

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 3 INHIBITOR; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CASPASE INHIBITOR; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; ESTRADIOL; FAS ANTIGEN; FLUTAMIDE; LIPOCORTIN 5; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINE; CELL LOSS; CELL STRUCTURE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENDER; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; NEPHRON; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 1642545214     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00497.x     Document Type: Article

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