Thai Acanthamoeba isolate (T4) induced apoptotic death in neuroblastoma cells via the Bax-mediated pathway

Parasitology International

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 512-516

  Chusattayanond, Araya Dharmkrong at ^a   Boonsilp, Siriphan ^a   Kasisit, Jitra ^a   Boonmee, Atsadang ^a   Warit, Saradee ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl 2; Caspase; T4 genotype

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THAILAND;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CASPASES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROBLASTOMA; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; THAILAND; TROPHOZOITES;

ACANTHAMOEBA;

EID: 77958478281     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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