Targeting of CDC20 via small interfering RNA causes enhancement of the cytotoxicity of chemoradiation

Anticancer Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3 A, 2008, Pages 1559-1563

  Taniguchi, Koichi ^a,b   Momiyama, Nobuyoshi ^a   Ueda, Michio ^a   Matsuyama, Ryusei ^a   Mori, Ryutaro ^a   Fujii, Yoshiro ^a   Ichikawa, Yasushi ^a   Endo, Itaru ^a   Togo, Shinji ^a   Shimada, Hiroshi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YOKOSUKA KYOSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

CDC20; Chemoradiation; Cytotoxicity; Pancreas; siRNA; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN 20; PACLITAXEL; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RADIOSENSITIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE;

CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL GROWTH PROCESSES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DNA, NEOPLASM; HUMANS; PACLITAXEL; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 45949087615     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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