Ionizing Radiation Potentiates Dihydroartemisinin-Induced Apoptosis of A549 Cells via a Caspase-8-Dependent Pathway

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Chen, Tongsheng ^a   Chen, Min ^a   Chen, Jingqin ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PROTEIN BAK; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL XL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER CELL DESTRUCTION; CELL DEATH; CELL STRAIN A549; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; G2 PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; M PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL;

APOPTOSIS; ARTEMISININS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BCL-X PROTEIN; CASPASE 8; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; HUMANS; RADIATION, IONIZING; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84875470424     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059827     Document Type: Article

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