Induction of apoptosis by L-NMMA, via FKHRL1/ROCK pathway in human gastric cancer cells

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 285-291

  Wang, Yong Zhong ^a,b   Feng, Zhen Qing ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; FKHRL1; Gastric carcinoma; Nitric oxide; Signaling

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASPASE 3; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FOXO3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; FOXO3A PROTEIN, HUMAN; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE; RHO KINASE; RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOMACH TUMOR; TUMOR CELL LINE;

1-PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CELL LINE, TUMOR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; NITRIC OXIDE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 33749377182     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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