Cell cycle arrest and apoptosis responses of human breast epithelial cells to the synthetic organosulfur compound p-methoxyphenyl p-toluenesulfonate

Anticancer Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5 A, 2008, Pages 2753-2763

  Cyr, Louis ^a   Langler, Richard ^b   Lavigne, Carole ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cell cycle arrest and apoptosis; Cell growth inhibition; P53 and Bcl 2 status; Sulfonate ester

Indexed keywords

4 METHOXYPHENYL 4 TOLUENESULFONATE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASPASE 3; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FLUOROURACIL; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53; STAUROSPORINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

APOPTOSIS; BENZENESULFONATES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL CYCLE; CELL GROWTH PROCESSES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; STAUROSPORINE;

EID: 55749092941     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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