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Targeting mitochondria in melanoma: Interplay between MAPK signaling pathway and mitochondrial dynamics.
Biochemical pharmacology - 1 Aug 2020
Ferraz Letícia Silva, Costa Renata Torres da, Costa Cláudia Alves da, Ribeiro César Augusto João, Arruda Denise Costa, Maria-Engler Silvya Stuchi, Rodrigues Tiago
Abstract excerpt
Melanoma is a malignant proliferative disease originated in melanocytes, characterized by high metastatic activity and by the activation of oncogenes, such as B-RAF (40-60% of cases). Recent studies have shown that vemurafenib (a MAPK inhibitor) promoted disturbance of mitochondrial bioenergetics, although underlying mechanisms are not fully comprehended. Here we showed that MAPK inhibition by vemurafenib in...
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