Starvation-induced activation of ATM/Chk2/p53 signaling sensitizes cancer cells to cisplatin

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Optimizing the safety and efficacy of standard chemotherapeutic agents such as cisplatin (CDDP) is of clinical relevance. Serum starvation in vitro and short-term food starvation in vivo both stress cells by the sudden depletion of p...

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Main Authors: Shi Yandong, Felley-Bosco Emanuela, Marti Thomas M, Orlowski Katrin, Pruschy Martin, Stahel Rolf A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/571