Homocysteine induces DNA damage and alterations in proliferative capacity of T-lymphocytes: A model for immunosenescence?

Biogerontology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-119

  Picerno, Isa ^b   Chirico, Cristina ^b   Condello, Salvatore ^a   Visalli, Giuseppa ^b   Ferlazzo, Nadia ^a   Gorgone, Gaetano ^a   Caccamo, Daniela ^a   Ientile, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell cycle; Comet assay; Homocysteine; Human lymphocytes; Micronuclei

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CONCANAVALIN A; CYCLIN B; CYCLIN D; CYTOCHALASIN B; DNA FRAGMENT; HOMOCYSTEINE;

AGING; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL NUCLEUS; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; DNA DAMAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INCUBATION TIME; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AGING; APOPTOSIS; CELL AGING; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COMET ASSAY; CONCANAVALIN A; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MITOGENS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 33947662450     PISSN: 13895729     EISSN: 15736768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10522-006-9040-z     Document Type: Article

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