Rapamycin response in tumorigenic and non-tumorigenic hepatic cell lines.

The mTOR inhibitor rapamycin has anti-tumor activity across a variety of human cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma. However, resistance to its growth inhibitory effects is common. We hypothesized that hepatic cell lines with varying rapamycin responsiveness would show common characteristics...

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Main Authors: Rosa H Jimenez, Joan M Boylan, Ju-Seog Lee, Mirko Francesconi, Gastone Castellani, Jennifer A Sanders, Philip A Gruppuso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2756589?pdf=render