Introduction to apoptosis
In this section you may learn about the importance of apoptosis, or programmed cell death; the critical processes that give rise to apoptosis; and the emerging potential of apoptosis in the future of anticancer therapy.
- Apoptosis: a critical process in homeostasis. Learn about necrotic versus apoptotic cell death.
- Regulating apoptosis. Explore the signaling pathways involved in the regulation of apoptosis.
- Apoptosis activation as a therapeutic strategy for cancer. Discover the role apoptosis plays in realizing the therapeutic effect of conventional anticancer therapies (radio- and chemotherapy), as well as the potential that manipulating the apoptotic pathways may have for future anticancer therapies.