Testosterone induces apoptosis via Fas/FasL-dependent pathway in bone marrow-derived macrophages

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 283-293

  Jin, L ^a   Ai, X ^a   Liu, L ^b   Wang, Z ^b   Cheng, Y ^b   Qiao, Zhongdong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Antisense oligonucleotide; Apoptosis; Bone marrow derived macrophage; Fas FasL pathway; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR 1; FAS ASSOCIATED DEATH DOMAIN PROTEIN; FAS LIGAND; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MACROPHAGES; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTORS;

EID: 33745899945     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2006.28.5.990201     Document Type: Article

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