Phytosterols in physiological concentrations target multidrug resistant cancer cells

Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 184-190

  Rubis, Blazej ^a   Polrolniczak, Anna ^a   Knula, Hanna ^a   Potapinska, Olga ^a   Kaczmarek, Mariusz ^a   Rybczynska, Maria ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

ABCB1; Beta sitosterol; Cancer; PgP; Phytosterols

Indexed keywords

5A,6A EPOXYSITOSTEROL; ESTROGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN P; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN 1; OXYPHYTOSTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTEROL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CANCER RESISTANCE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TARGETING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 78650205004     PISSN: 15734064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1573406411006040184     Document Type: Article

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