Targeted inhibition of the EGFR pathways enhances Zn-BC-AM PDT-induced apoptosis in well-differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1356-1363

  Koon, Ho Kee ^a   Chan, Pui Shan ^a   Wong, Ricky Ngok Shun ^a   Wu, Zhen Guo ^b   Lung, Maria Li ^c   Chang, Chi Kwong ^b   Mak, Nai Ki ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

EGFR; NPC; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; 2 MORPHOLINO 8 PHENYLCHROMONE; 4 (3 CHLOROANILINO) 6,7 DIMETHOXYQUINAZOLINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR KINASE INHIBITOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IRRADIATION; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; METALLOPORPHYRINS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 71749101304     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: 10974644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22366     Document Type: Article

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