Icaritin synergistically enhances the radiosensitivity of 4T1 breast cancer cells.

Icaritin (ICT) is a hydrolytic form of icariin isolated from plants of the genus Epimedium. This study was to investigate the radiosensitization effect of icaritin and its possible underlying mechanism using murine 4T1 breast cancer cells. The combination of Icaritin at 3 µM or 6 µM with 6 or 8 Gy o...

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Main Authors: Jinsheng Hong, Zhenhuan Zhang, Wenlong Lv, Mei Zhang, Chun Chen, Shanmin Yang, Shan Li, Lurong Zhang, Deping Han, Weijian Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3744569?pdf=render