Fol. Biol. 2015, 61, 195-202

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2015061050195

Triptolide Induces Apoptosis and Synergizes with Cisplatin in Cisplatin-Resistant HNE1/DDP Nasopharyngeal Cancer Cells

X. Wang1, J.-J. Zhang2, Y.-M. Sun1, J. Zhang1, L.-R. Wang3, Jian-Chun Li1, Hao Liu1

1Faculty of Pharmacy, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu Anhui, China
2Department of Medical Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu Anhui, China
3Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Computational Chemical Genomics Screening Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Received March 2015
Accepted June 2015

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