Kefir induces cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in HTLV-1-negative malignant T-lymphocytes

Background: Adult lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a malignancy that occurs in white blood cells. The overall cure rate in children is 85%, whereas it is only 40% in adults. Kefir is an important probiotic that contains many bioactive ingredients, which give it unique health benefits. It has been sho...

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Main Author: Rizk, Sandra (author)
Other Authors: Maalouf, Katia (author), Baydoun, Elias (author)
Format: article
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2349
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CMR.S15109
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3064404/
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