Hepatitis C virus F protein inhibits cell apoptosis by activation of intracellular NF-κB pathway

Hepatology Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 282-289

  Shao, Sheng Wen ^a,b   Wu, Wen Bin ^a   Bian, Zhong Qi ^c   Yu, Jian Guo ^d   Zhao, Ping ^a   Zhao, Lan Juan ^a   Zhu, Shi Ying ^a   Qi, Zhong Tian ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KUNMING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^d No 88 Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; F protein; Hepatitis C virus; Nuclear factor kappa B

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; LUCIFERASE; PROTEIN F; SYNAPTOTAGMIN I; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 69249232358     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034X.2008.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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