Role of hypoxia and glycolysis in the development of multi-drug resistance in human tumor cells and the establishment of an orthotopic multi-drug resistant tumor model in nude mice using hypoxic pre-conditioning

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The development of multi-drug resistant (MDR) cancer is a significant challenge in the clinical treatment of recurrent disease. Hypoxia is an environmental selection pressure that contributes to the development of MDR. Many cancer ce...

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Main Authors: Duan Zhenfeng, Milane Lara, Amiji Mansoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:Cancer Cell International
Online Access:http://www.cancerci.com/content/11/1/3