Article
Intercellular induction of apoptosis through modulation of endogenous survival factor concentration: a review.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Dormann S, Schwieger A, Hanusch J, Häufel T, Engelmann I, Bauer G
Abstract excerpt
Fibroblasts constitutively express a functional apoptosis machinery which is under negative control by operationally defined endogenous survival factors. Oncogenic transformation causes a marked downmodulation of endogenous survival factor concentration which renders transformed cells more sensitive to various apoptosis stimuli compared to their nontransformed counterparts. Endogenous survival factors can be...
Topics
- Animals
- Apoptosis
- Cell Communication
- Cell Survival
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Reactive Oxygen Species
- Transforming Growth Factor beta
