The antimicrobial peptide PR-39 has a protective effect against HeLa cell apoptosis

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 154-157

  Ross, Christopher R ^a   Ricevuti, Giovanni ^b   Scovassi, Anna Ivana ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDR S Margherita ^*  (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cathelicidins; HeLa cells; PR 39

Indexed keywords

2 DEOXYRIBOSE; BLEOMYCIN; ETOPOSIDE; PR 39; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; APOPTOSIS; BLEOMYCIN; CELL SURVIVAL; DEOXYRIBOSE; DNA; ETOPOSIDE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; TERT-BUTYLHYDROPEROXIDE;

EID: 34547736469     PISSN: 17470277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2007.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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