IFNγ pretreatment sensitizes human choriocarcinoma cells to etoposide-induced apoptosis

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-105

  Sun, Quan Hong ^a   Peng, Jing Pian ^a   Xia, Hong Fei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; IFN ; IRF 1; P53; Pro caspase 3

Indexed keywords

ETOPOSIDE; GAMMA INTERFERON RECEPTOR; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 1; MESSENGER RNA; PROCASPASE 3; PROTEIN P53; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GAMMA INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL ASSAY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIZATION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TUMOR CELL LINE; UTERUS CANCER;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHORIOCARCINOMA; ETOPOSIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; PREGNANCY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33645523941     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gah250     Document Type: Review

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