Inhibition of MEK sensitizes human breast carcinoma cells to endoplasmic reticulum pathway's apoptosis

Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Yang, Fen ^a   Liu, Hao ^a   Zhang, Xu Dong ^a   Jiang, Zhi Wen ^a  

^a BENGBU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Breast carcinoma; ER stress; GRP78; MEK inhibition

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE REGULATED PROTEIN 78; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; TUNICAMYCIN; UO 126;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CARCINOMA CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIZATION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAINING; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 68849084842     PISSN: 10011978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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