title: 5-FU pretreatment potentiates cisplatin-induced apoptosis through up-regulation of thrombospondin-1 in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.
authors.forename: Bei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D019700:Thrombospondin 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D014162:Transfection; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D019700:Thrombospondin 1; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil