cytocidal


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cytocidal

[sī′täs·əd·əl]
(cell and molecular biology)
Causing cell death.
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A Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein with selective cytocidal action to human cells.
Actividad acaricida de Bacillus thuringiensis sobre el acaro rojo de las aves, Dermanyssus gallinae
Overexpression and Cytocidal Activity of Parasporin-1 from Bacillus thuringiensis against Human Cancer Cell Lines.
The Effect of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) as a Microbial Control Agent against Musca domestica in Makkah Region
Hypokalemia is easily manageable with appropriate monitoring and is less critical than the AEs associated with cytocidal therapies, yet serious hypokalemia often provokes arrhythmia, flaccid paralysis, and respiratory depression, which are life-threatening complications that require urgent treatment.
Serious Hypokalemia Associated with Abiraterone Acetate in Patients with Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
Hirotsu et al., "The cytocidal activity of OK-432-activated mononuclear cells against human glioma cells is partly mediated through the Fas ligand/Fas system," Japanese Journal of Cancer Research, vol.
OK-432 Acts as Adjuvant to Modulate T Helper 2 Inflammatory Responses in a Murine Model of Asthma
The same research group also demonstrated in another study (82) that inhibition of the tumor metastases by single exposure of mice to 0.1 or 0.2 Gy (100 or 200 mGy) of x-rays results largely from stimulation of the cytocidal activity of macrophages that secrete increased amounts of nitric oxide.
Small Radiation Doses Enhance Natural Barriers to Cancer
Roberts et al., "Microbicidal properties and cytocidal selectivity of rhesus macaque theta defensins," Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, vol.
The Role of Defensins in HIV Pathogenesis
Evaluation of the proliferation of cells is a noteworthy step since most of anticancer drugs are less cytocidal to quiescent cells than to actively proliferating cells [15].
Cestrum nocturnum Flower Extracts Attenuate Proliferation and Induce Apoptosis in Malignant Cells through Inducing DNA Damage and Inhibiting Topoisomerase II Activity
Presently, it is considered that the anticancer effects of fungal polysaccharides arise from the activation of the body's immune system rather than direct cytocidal effects (Zhou et al., 2007), and the molecular mechanism of Cordyceps polysaccharides against cancer metastasis is unknown.
MHP-1 inhibits cancer metastasis and restores topotecan sensitivity via regulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition and TGF-[beta] signaling in human breast cancer cells
The anticancer effect of Astragalus polysaccharide is most likely due to its immunomodulatory effect rather than direct cytocidal action [23, 24].
Astragalus Polysaccharide Suppresses 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Neurotoxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans
(2005) Cytocidal effect of Streptococcus pyogenes on mouse neutrophils in vivo and the critical role of streptolysin S.
Molecular and genomic characterization of pathogenic traits of group A Streptococcus pyogenes
A cytostatic effect (TGI) was observed when T [greater than or equal to] To, and a cytocidal effect ([LC.sub.50]) was observed when T<To.
In vitro biological screening of the anticholinesterase and antiproliferative activities of medicinal plants belonging to Annonaceae
First, we confirmed the cytocidal effect of hypotonic shock induced by sterile water on bladder cancer cells.
In-vitro cytocidal effect of water on bladder cancer cells: the potential role for intraperitoneal lavage during radical cystectomy

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