Anti-tumor activity of nanomicelles encapsulating CXCR4 peptide antagonist E5.

Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, and metastasis is the main attribute to cancer death. CXCR4 and its natural ligand CXCL12 have been known to play a critical role in tumorigenesis, angiogenesis and metastasis. Therefore, designing a new CXCR4 antagonist to prevent tumor metastasis wil...

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Main Authors: Xiaocui Fang, Hanyi Xie, Hongyang Duan, Ping Li, Maryam Yousaf, Haiyan Xu, Yanlian Yang, Chen Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5549986?pdf=render