Valproic acid-induced amphiregulin secretion confers resistance to temozolomide treatment in human glioma cells

Abstract Background Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most severe type of primary brain tumor with a high mortality rate. Although extensive treatments for GBM, including resection, irradiation, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, have been tried, the prognosis is still poor. Temozolomide (TMZ), an a...

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Main Authors: Jui-Chieh Chen, I-Neng Lee, Cheng Huang, Yu-Ping Wu, Chiu-Yen Chung, Ming-Hsueh Lee, Martin Hsiu-Chu Lin, Jen-Tsung Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5843-6