Resminostat induces changes in epithelial plasticity of hepatocellular carcinoma cells and sensitizes them to sorafenibinduced apoptosis

Oncotarget

Volumn 8, Issue 66, 2017, Pages 110367-110379

  Soukupova, Jitka ^a   Bertran, Esther ^a   Peñuelas Haro, Irene ^a   Urdiroz Urricelqui, Uxue ^a,b   Borgman, Matthias ^c   Kohlhof, Hella ^c,d   Fabregat, Isabel ^a,b  

^a BELLVITGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IDIBELL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c 4SC AG   (Germany)

^d Immunic AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

EMT; HCC; HDAC inhibitors; Resminostat; Sorafenib

Indexed keywords

HERMES ANTIGEN; RESMINOSTAT; SORAFENIB;

ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER STEM CELL; CD44 GENE; CELL DEATH; CELL PLASTICITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIZATION; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA CELL LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MESENCHYME CELL; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); TIGHT JUNCTION; TUMOR INVASION;

EID: 85038095472     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19492553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.22775     Document Type: Article

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