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Induction of Autophagic Cell Death in Apoptosis-resistant Pancreatic Cancer Cells using Benzo[α]phenoxazines Derivatives, 10-methyl-benzo[α]phenoxazine-5-one and benzo[α]phenoxazine-5-one.
Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry - 1 Jan 2017
Pal Sanjima, Salunke-Gawalib Sunita, Konkimallaa V Badireenath
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BACKGROUND: Intrinsic resistance to apoptotic cell death due to co-occurrence of mutated KRAS and p53 is frequently reported in pancreatic cancer that renders them aggressive, highly proliferative and metastatic. In addition, these cancer types are less sensitive to apoptosis inducing drugs where promotion of autophagic cell death could be a viable option for treatment under such circumstances. OBJECTIVE: In this...
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