Small lytic peptides escape the inhibitory effect of heparan sulfate on the surface of cancer cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Several naturally occurring cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAPs), including bovine lactoferricin (LfcinB), display promising anticancer activities. These peptides are unaffected by multidrug resistance mechanisms and have been show...

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Main Authors: Lindin Inger, Uhlin-Hansen Lars, Fadnes Bodil, Rekdal Øystein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/11/116