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. 2016 Feb 24;11(2):e0149120. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149120

Fig 5. Schematic diagram of nicotine-mediated α5-nAChR/AKT signaling pathway in the prevention of cisplatin-induced apoptosis in gastric cancer.

Fig 5

Nicotine may interact with α5-nAChR on the surface of gastric cancer cells, then activate AKT signaling pathway and up-regulate Survivin and Bcl-2 expressions to prevent cisplatin-induced apoptosis.