Nalbuphine suppresses breast cancer stem-like properties and epithelial-mesenchymal transition via the AKT-NFκB signaling pathway

Abstract Background Cancer pain is a debilitating disorder of human breast cancer and a primary determinant of the poor quality of life, and relieving pain is fundamental strategy in the cancer treatment. However, opioid analgesics, like morphine and fentanyl, which are widely used in cancer pain tr...

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Main Authors: Jiachuan Yu, Yuanyuan Luo, Qingping Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13046-019-1184-1