Arginine deiminase enhances dexamethasone-induced cytotoxicity in human T-lymphoblastic leukemia CCRF-CEM cells

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 502-508

  Noh, Eun Joo ^a   Kang, Sang Wook ^a   Shin, Yong Jae ^a   Choi, Sang Hyun ^a   Kim, Chan Gil ^b   Park, In Sun ^c   Wheatley, Denys N ^d   Min, Bon Hong ^a,e  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^c Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arginine; Arginine deiminase; c myc; CEM leukemia cells; Dexamethasone; Polyamine

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ARGININE DEIMINASE; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR; DEXAMETHASONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN P27;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; T CELL LEUKEMIA; UPREGULATION;

EID: 6344291935     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20435     Document Type: Article

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