Piperlongumine selectively kills cancer cells and increases cisplatin antitumor activity in head and neck cancer

Adaptation to cellular stress is not a vital function of normal cells but is required of cancer cells, and as such might be a sensible target in cancer therapy. Piperlongumine is a naturally occurring small molecule selectively toxic to cancer cells. This study assesses the cytotoxicity of piperlong...

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Main Authors: Roh, Jong-Lyel, Kim, Eun Hye, Park, Jin Young, Kim, Ji Won, Kwon, Minsu, Lee, Byung-Heon
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Impact Journals LLC 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4253430/