Allicin sensitizes hepatocellular cancer cells to anti-tumor activity of 5-fluorouracil through ROS-mediated mitochondrial pathway

Drug resistance and hepatic dysfunction are the two major factors that limit the application of chemotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It has been reported that allicin has the hepatic protective effect and antitumor activity. Hence allicin may be an ideal enhancer to chemotherapy regimen...

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Main Authors: Xuejing Zou, Jiyun Liang, Jingyuan Sun, Xiaoyun Hu, Ling Lei, Dehua Wu, Li Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861316300342