Inhibition of PI3K suppresses propagation of drug-tolerant cancer cell subpopulations enriched by 5-fluorouracil

Abstract Drug-tolerant cancer cell subpopulations are responsible for relapse after chemotherapy. By continuously exposing the gastric cancer cell line MKN45 to 5-FU for >100 passages, we established a 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-tolerant line, MKN45/5FU. Orthotopic xenografts of MKN45/5FU cells in the...

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Main Authors: Kaoru Ishida, Chie Ito, Yukimi Ohmori, Kohei Kume, Kei A. Sato, Yuka Koizumi, Akari Konta, Takeshi Iwaya, Mamoru Nukatsuka, Takashi Kobunai, Teiji Takechi, Satoshi S. Nishizuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02548-9