Sulindac enhances the killing of cancer cells exposed to oxidative stress.

BACKGROUND:Sulindac is an FDA-approved non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that affects prostaglandin production by inhibiting cyclooxygenases (COX) 1 and 2. Sulindac has also been of interest for more than decade as a chemopreventive for adenomatous colorectal polyps and colon cancer. PRIN...

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Main Authors: Maria Marchetti, Lionel Resnick, Edna Gamliel, Shailaja Kesaraju, Herbert Weissbach, David Binninger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2686156?pdf=render