Sentences with phrase «enhances cancer cell apoptosis»

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The protein encoded by the PIK3C2G gene belongs to the phosphatidylinositol -4,5-bisphosphonate 3 - kinase (PI3K) family, which plays a critical role in cancer.28 Experimental evidence suggests that activation of PI3K signaling enhances production of COX - 2 and PGE2, which results in inhibition of apoptosis in colon cancer cell lines that can be restored with NSAID - mediated blockade of PI3K.29

TRAIL - enhanced apoptosis as measured by cleavage of caspase - 3 (Fig. 4I), and knockdown of ABL kinases increased the sensitivity of 1833 breast cancer cells to the proapoptotic effects of TRAIL (Fig. 4, G to I).

In cancer therapy, melatonin counteracts chemotherapy toxicity, by acting as an anti-oxidant agent, and promotes apoptosis (programmed cell death) of cancer cells, thus enhancing the toxicity of chemotherapy.