Apoptosis and autophagy in breast cancer cells following exemestane treatment.

Aromatase inhibitors (AIs), which block the conversion of androgens to estrogens, are used for hormone-dependent breast cancer treatment. Exemestane, a steroidal that belongs to the third-generation of AIs, is a mechanism-based inhibitor that binds covalently and irreversibly, inactivating and desta...

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Main Authors: Cristina Amaral, Margarida Borges, Soraia Melo, Elisiário Tavares da Silva, Georgina Correia-da-Silva, Natércia Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3418278?pdf=render