Induction of B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia cell apoptosis by arsenic trioxide involves suppression of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt survival pathway via c-jun-NH2 terminal kinase activation and PTEN upregulation. [electronic resource]
- Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research Sep 2010
- 4382-91 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
1557-3265
10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-10-0072 doi
Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Antineoplastic Agents--pharmacology Apoptosis--drug effects Arsenic Trioxide Arsenicals--pharmacology Blotting, Western Cell Survival--drug effects Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Enzyme Activation--drug effects Female Humans JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases--genetics Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell--metabolism Male Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial--drug effects Microscopy, Confocal Middle Aged Oxides--pharmacology PTEN Phosphohydrolase--metabolism Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases--metabolism Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt--metabolism RNA Interference Signal Transduction--drug effects Tumor Cells, Cultured Up-Regulation--drug effects