Curcumin plays a synergistic role in combination with HSV-TK/GCV in inhibiting growth of murine B16 melanoma cells and melanoma xenografts

Melanoma is a global concern and accounts for the major mortality of skin cancers. Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene with ganciclovir (HSV-TK/GCV) is a promising gene therapy for melanoma. Despite its low efficiency, it is well known for its bystander effect which is mainly mediated by gap...

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Main Authors: Hong Li, Haiyan Du, Guangxian Zhang, Yingya Wu, Pengxiang Qiu, Jingjing Liu, Jing Guo, Xijuan Liu, Lingling Sun, Biaoyan Du, Yuhui Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7760.pdf