Dexamethasone Sensitizes Cancer Stem Cells to Gemcitabine and 5-Fluorouracil by Increasing Reactive Oxygen Species Production through NRF2 Reduction

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have high tumor-initiating capacity and are resistant to chemotherapeutic reagents; thus eliminating CSCs is essential to improving the prognosis. Recently, we reported that dexamethasone increases the effects of gemcitabine on pancreatic CSCs; however, the mechanism involve...

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Main Authors: Shuhei Suzuki, Masahiro Yamamoto, Tomomi Sanomachi, Keita Togashi, Asuka Sugai, Shizuka Seino, Takashi Yoshioka, Masashi Okada, Chifumi Kitanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
ROS
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/9/885