Toxins from the Caribbean sea anemone Bunodeopsis globulifera increase cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity of lung adenocarcinoma cells
Background Lung cancer causes 1.4 million deaths worldwide while non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) represents 80-85% of the cases. Cisplatin is a standard chemotherapy against this type of cancer; however, tumor cell resistance to this drug limits its efficacy. Sea anemones produce compounds with p...
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| Language: | English |
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2013-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992013000100308&lng=en&tlng=en |