title: Combination of fludarabine and imatinib induces apoptosis synergistically through loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and increases in caspase-3 enzyme activity in human K562 chronic myleloid leukemia cells.
authors.affiliation: Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Urla, Izmir, Turkey. yusufbaran@iyte.edu.tr
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Baran
authors.forename: Coskun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oztekin
authors.forename: Esen Yonca
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Bassoy
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D001549:Benzamides; D053148:Caspase 3 / Q000378:metabolism*; D016923:Cell Death / Q000187:drug effects; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D006801:Humans; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D020014:K562 Cells; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D053078:Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial / Q000187:drug effects*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D014740:Vidarabine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001549:Benzamides; D010879:Piperazines; D011743:Pyrimidines; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; C505407:CASP3 protein, human; D053148:Caspase 3; D014740:Vidarabine; C024352:fludarabine