Published in Genetics and Environmental Business Week, August 17th, 2006
Study 1: In a recent study, researchers from Canada reported on the induction of apoptosis and enhancement of chemosensitivity in human prostate cancer LNCaP cells using bispecific antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) targeting Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL genes.
K. Yamanaka and colleagues, University British Columbia, wrote that the study was done "to determine whether a specifically designed bispecific (Bcl-2/Bcl-xL) antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) induces apoptosis and enhances chemosensitivity in human prostate cancer LNCaP cells, as Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL are...
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