The 18-kDa translocator protein, formerly known as the peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor, confers proapoptotic and antineoplastic effects in a human colorectal cancer cell line

ObjectiveThe involvement of the 18-kDa translocator protein (TSPO), formerly known as the peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor, in apoptosis regulation of HT29 colorectal cancer cells was studied in-vitro. In-vivo TSPO involvement in tumor growth of HT29 cells xenografted into SCID mice was studi