Nicotine exposure induces the proliferation of oral cancer cells through the α7 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Nicotinic Receptors 89%
• Mouth Neoplasms 89%
• Nicotine 80%
• ErbB Receptors 33%
• Tobacco 33%
• Cell Proliferation 23%
• Cell Movement 19%
• Alkaloids 12%
• Mouth Mucosa 12%
• Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase 11%
• Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases 11%
• Epidermal Growth Factor 11%
• Smoke 11%
• Mouth 9%
• Smokers 9%
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma 9%
• Signal Transduction 9%
• Carcinogenesis 8%
• Eating 8%
• Central Nervous System 8%
• Smoking 8%
• Phosphorylation 8%
• Cell Line 6%
• Growth 5%
• Therapeutics 3%

Chemical Compounds

• Nicotine 100%
• Acetylcholine 87%
• Smoke 13%
• Effector 12%
• Alkaloid 10%
• Protein 4%