Triptolide inhibits Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1 expression by increasing sensitivity of mitochondria apoptosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells

Abstract Background Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is widely found in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) tissue and associated with poor prognosis of patients. EBV nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1) is expressed in all NPC tumors and plays multiple biological roles in both virus and host cells. Triptolide is a natural...

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Main Authors: Heng Zhou, Yu Liu, Chao Wang, Limei Liu, Huan Wang, Yaqian Zhang, Cong Long, Xiaoping Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
Subjects:
NPC
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13046-018-0865-5