N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea and
inositol hexaphosphate were procured from Sigma Co. (USA). [methyl-
3H] thymidine (specific activity 17.20 Ci/mmol) was provided by BRIT, Mumbai, India.
caspase-3 or -9 enzyme activity assay kit was procured from R&D system, USA. The Super Signal West Femto Max Substrate was procured from Thermo Fischer Scientific, USA. Primary antibodies for PCNA,
cyclin D1, NF-κB (p50), IL-6,
STAT3, p
STAT3,
pAkt, PARP,
caspase-3 and
caspase-9 were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnologies, USA and antibodies for COX-2, Akt and
β-actin were from Cell Signalling Technology, USA. The rest of the chemicals were purchased from local commercial sources and were of analytical grade.
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