Heavy-ion-induced bystander killing of human lung cancer cells: Role of gap junctional intercellular communication

Cancer Science

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 684-688

  Harada, Kosaku ^a   Nonaka, Tetsuo ^a   Hamada, Nobuyuki ^a,b,d   Sakurai, Hideyuki ^a   Hasegawa, Masatoshi ^a,c   Funayama, Tomoo ^b   Kakizaki, Takehiko ^b   Kobayashi, Yasuhiko ^a,b   Nakano, Takashi ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HEAVY ION;

ARTICLE; BYSTANDER EFFECT; CANCER CELL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL COUNT; CELL GROWTH; CELL KILLING; CELL POPULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CLONOGENIC ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; ION THERAPY; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION RESPONSE; CELL DEATH; CELL JUNCTION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; LUNG TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TUMOR CELL LINE;

BYSTANDER EFFECT; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; COLONY-FORMING UNITS ASSAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67449102360     PISSN: 13479032     EISSN: 13497006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2009.01093.x     Document Type: Article

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