Apoptosis induced by hepatitis B virus X protein in a CCL13-HBx stable cell line

Oncology Reports

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 127-132

  Kuo, Chan Yen ^a,b   Tsai, Ju I ^a   Chou, Tzu Yu ^a   Hung, Man Jung ^b   Wu, Cheng Chung ^b   Hsu, Shih Lan ^b   Hwang, Guang Yuh ^a  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Intrinsic and extrinsic pathways

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 8 INHIBITOR; CASPASE 9; CASPASE 9 INHIBITOR; CYTOCHROME C; EFFECTOR CASPASE; EFFECTOR CASPASE 3; HEPATITIS B VIRUS X PROTEIN; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 4; PROTEIN BAD; PROTEIN BAX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NICK END LABELING; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MONOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84861556675     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.2012.1775     Document Type: Article

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