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Synthesis of Bcl-2 in response to anthracycline treatment may contribute to an apoptosis-resistant phenotype in leukemic cell lines.
Cytometry - 1 Jun 1999
Durrieu F, Belaud-Rotureau M A, Lacombe F, Dumain P, Reiffers J, Boisseau M R, Bernard P, Belloc F
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BACKGROUND: Some forms of chemoresistance in leukemia may start from failure of tumour cells to successfully undergo apoptosis and Bcl-2 may play a role in this defect. Therefore, we evaluated the Bcl-2 content and synthesis in relation with the apoptotic potential in leukemic cell lines after anthracycline treatment. METHODS: U937, HL60, and K562 cells and their drug resistant (DR) variants were treated with...
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