Application of Thermally Responsive Elastin-like Polypeptide Fused to a Lactoferrin-derived Peptide for Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

A well characterized, peptide derivative of bovine lactoferrin, L12, has been shown to possess anticancer properties in multiple cell lines. However, adverse side effects in normal tissues and poor plasma kinetics that hinder the clinical effectiveness of current chemotherapeutics also deter the pot...

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Main Authors: Emily Thomas, Iqbal Massodi, Drazen Raucher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-06-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/14/6/1999/