Gum mastic increases maspin expression in prostate cancer cells

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 567-572

  He, Mei Lan ^a,b   Chen, Wei Wen ^a   Zhang, Peng Ju ^a   Jiang, An Li ^a   Fan, Wei ^c   Yuan, Hui Qing ^a   Liu, Wen Wen ^a   Zhang, Jian Ye ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ARE binding activity; Gum mastic; Maspin expression; Sp1 binding activity

Indexed keywords

EMULSIFYING AGENT; G 0878; MASPIN; MASTIC; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CANCER CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA TRANSLATION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL NUCLEUS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RESINS, PLANT; SERPINS; SP1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 33947615663     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: 17457254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2007.00535.x     Document Type: Article

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