Investigation of the Role of Neurokinin-1 Receptor Inhibition Using Aprepitant in the Apoptotic Cell Death through PI3K/Akt/NF-κB Signal Transduction Pathways in Colon Cancer Cells

Background. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is recognized as one of the most common malignancies with a high mortality rate worldwide, supporting the necessity for an effective novel antitumor drug to improve current therapy’s effectiveness. Substance P (SP) is the essential member of the tachykinins (TKs)...

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Main Authors: Atefeh Ghahremanloo, Hossein Javid, Amir R. Afshari, Seyed Isaac Hashemy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/1383878