Heme oxygenase-1 and its metabolites affect pancreatic tumor growth <it>in vivo</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pancreatic cancer (PaCa) is a fatal human cancer due to its exceptional resistance to all current anticancer therapies. The cytoprotective enzyme heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is significantly overexpressed in PaCa and seems to play an imp...

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Main Authors: Nuhn Philipp, Künzli Beat M, Hennig René, Mitkus Tomas, Ramanauskas Tadas, Nobiling Rainer, Meuer Stefan C, Friess Helmut, Berberat Pascal O
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
Online Access:http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/8/1/37