N-acetylphytosphingosine enhances the radiosensitivity of lung cancer cell line NCI-H460

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 224-230

  Han, Youngsoo ^a   Kim, Kisung ^a   Shim, Ji Young ^a   Park, Changsoe ^b   Song, Jie Young ^a   Yun, Yeon Sook ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Radiation and Medical Science   (South Korea)

^b Doosan Biotech BU   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Differential effect; N acetyl phytosphingosine; Radiation; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CERAMIDE DERIVATIVE; DNA FRAGMENT; N ACETYLPHYTOSPHINGOSINE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BID; RADIOSENSITIZING AGENT; SPHINGOSINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLONOGENIC ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG CARCINOMA; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CASPASES; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CLONE CELLS; CYTOSTATIC AGENTS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; SPHINGOLIPIDS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 44949230260     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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