Zinc protoporphyrin IX, a heme oxygenase-1 inhibitor, demonstrates potent antitumor effects but is unable to potentiate antitumor effects of chemotherapeutics in mice
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>HO-1 participates in the degradation of heme. Its products can exert unique cytoprotective effects. Numerous tumors express high levels of HO-1 indicating that this enzyme might be a potential therapeutic target. In this study we dec...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-07-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/8/197 |