Blastocystis sp. subtype 3 triggers higher proliferation of human colorectal cancer cells, HCT116

Parasitology Research

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3551-3555

  Kumarasamy, Vinoth ^a   Kuppusamy, Umah R ^a   Samudi, Chandramathi ^a   Kumar, Suresh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; PROTEIN P53; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN HCT116; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION;

BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS SP.;

BLASTOCYSTIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HCT116 CELLS; HUMANS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84884704145     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-013-3538-5     Document Type: Article

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