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Epigenetic effects of the natural flavonolignan silibinin on colon adenocarcinoma cells and their derived metastatic cells
12 Feb 2013
Abstract excerpt
Epigenetic modifications are important in tumorigenesis. The most frequent epigenetic phenomena in cancer are histone deacetylation and DNA hypermethylation, which lead to gene silencing, particularly of tumor suppressor genes. However, monotherapies with histone deacetylase (HDAC) or DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) inhibitors lack efficacy, hence there is a need to enhance their anticancer action in a safe and...
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