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Melittin, a major component of bee venom, sensitizes human hepatocellular carcinoma cells to tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-induced apoptosis by activating CaMKII-TAK1-JNK/p38 and inhibiting IκBα kinase-NFκB
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Record ID:
29247
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Publication Date:
December 12, 2008
Retraction Date:
April 29, 2021
(4.6 years years ago)
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Institutions:
- Department of Integrative Medicine, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, Shanghai 200433, China
- National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, Shanghai 200433, China
- Institute of Immunology, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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🇨🇳 ChinaArticle Type:
Publisher:
Elsevier
Open Access:
Yes
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Not indexed in PubMed
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