Galectin-9 inhibits cell proliferation and induces apoptosis in Jurkat and KE-37 acute lymphoblastic leukemia cell lines via caspase-3 activation

Background and purpose: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a type of cancer of blood and bone marrow characterized by abnormal proliferation of lymphoid progenitor cells. Galectin-9 is a tandem-repeat type galectin expressed in various tumor cells. It seems that the connection between galectin-9...

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Main Authors: Narges Zargar Balajam, Mahdi Shabani, Mahmoud Aghaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.rpsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-5362;year=2021;volume=16;issue=6;spage=612;epage=622;aulast=Zargar