Septic sera induces apoptosis and DNA fragmentation factor 40 activation in fibroblasts

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 412, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 260-265

  Brabant, Danielle ^a   Michael, Paul ^a   Bleiblo, Farag ^a   Saleh, Mazen ^a   Narain, Ravin ^a   Tai, T C ^a   Ramana, Chilakamarti V ^b   Parrillo, Joseph E ^c   Kumar, Anand ^c,d   Kumar, Aseem ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspases; Cytokines; DNA fragmentation factor 40 (DFF 40); Sepsis

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE ACTIVATED DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; STAT1 PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 8; CELL LINE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; SEPSIS; SERUM;

EID: 80052038303     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.07.080     Document Type: Article

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