Cancer Letters
Volume 294, Issue 2 , Pages 204-210 , 28 August 2010

Over-expression of the Beclin1 gene upregulates chemosensitivity to anti-cancer drugs by enhancing therapy-induced apoptosis in cervix squamous carcinoma CaSki cells

  • Yang Sun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Provincial Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fujian Provincial Hospital, No. 134, Dong Street, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China. Tel.: +86 591 83755833; fax: +86 591 87557768.
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  • Jia-hua Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Provincial Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China
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  • Long Jin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Provincial Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China
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  • Sai-mei Lin

      Affiliations

    • Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China
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  • Yin Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Provincial Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China
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  • Yu-xia Sui

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China
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  • Hong Shi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Provincial Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China

Received 15 October 2009 ,Revised 27 January 2010 ,Accepted 1 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2010.02.001

Cancer Letters
Volume 294, Issue 2 , Pages 204-210 , 28 August 2010

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