A pivotal role for Pim-1 kinase in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma involving cell apoptosis induced by reducing Akt phosphorylation

Oncology Reports

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 997-1004

  Li, Shenglei ^a   Xi, Yu ^a   Zhang, Hongyan ^a   Wang, Yange ^b   Wang, Xin ^a   Liu, Hongtao ^a   Chen, Kuisheng ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Akt phosphorylation; Cell apoptosis; Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; Provirus integration site for Moloney murine leukemia virus 1; Small interfering RNA

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; PROTEIN BAD; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN KINASE PIM 1; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

EID: 77957353812     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.2010.997     Document Type: Article

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