The venom of the spider Macrothele raveni induces apoptosis in the myelogenous leukemia K562 cell line

Leukemia Research

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1063-1066

  Liu, Zhonghua ^a   Zhao, Yan ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Xu, Shiyan ^a   Liu, Changjun ^a   Zhu, Yanghui ^a   Liang, Songping ^a  

^a HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; K562 cell; Spider Macrothele raveni; Venom

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; LIPOCORTIN 5; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; SPIDER VENOM;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INHIBITION; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; MACROTHELE RAVENI; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; K562 CELLS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; SPIDER VENOMS; SPIDERS;

EID: 84862784901     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: 18735835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2012.02.025     Document Type: Article

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