Artesunate induces ROS-mediated apoptosis in doxorubicin-resistant T leukemia cells.
BACKGROUND: A major obstacle for successful cancer treatment often is the development of drug resistance in cancer cells during chemotherapy. Therefore, there is an urgent need for novel drugs with improved efficacy against tumor cells and with less toxicity on normal cells. Artesunate (ART), a powe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1933253?pdf=render |