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Cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in TP53 subtypes of bladder carcinoma cell lines treated with cisplatin and gemcitabine.
Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) - 1 Jul 2010
da Silva Glenda Nicioli, de Castro Marcondes João Paulo, de Camargo Elaine Aparecida, da Silva Passos Júnior Geraldo Aleixo, Sakamoto-Hojo Elza Tiemi, Salvadori Daisy Maria Fávero
Abstract excerpt
Currently, the combination of cisplatin and gemcitabine is considered a standard chemotherapeutic protocol for bladder cancer. However, the mechanism by which these drugs act on tumor cells is not completely understood. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of these two antineoplastic drugs on the apoptotic index and cell cycle kinetics of urinary bladder transitional carcinoma cell lines...
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