Hydroxychloroquine Destabilizes Phospho-S6 in Human Renal Carcinoma Cells.

mTOR inhibitors are used to treat metastatic renal cell cancer (RCC), but most patients eventually become resistant. One possible mechanism for resistance is upregulation of autophagy, a pathway that helps recycle intracellular proteins and promotes cell survival. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), a potent...

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Main Authors: Hyung-Ok Lee, Aladdin Mustafa, Gary R Hudes, Warren D Kruger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4489871?pdf=render