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SUBMITTER: Ciscato F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4058015 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ciscato Francesco F Sciacovelli Marco M Villano Gianmarco G Turato Cristian C Bernardi Paolo P Rasola Andrea A Pontisso Patrizia P
Oncotarget 20140501 9
SERPINB3 (SB3) is a serine protease inhibitor overexpressed in several malignancies of epithelial origin, including primary liver cancer, where it inhibits apoptosis through poorly defined mechanisms. In the present study we analyze the effect of SB3 on hepatoma cell death elicited by a panel of chemotherapeutic agents. We report that SB3 shields cells from the toxicity of drugs with a pro-oxidant action such as doxorubicin, cisplatin and EM20-25. The rapid rise in ROS levels prompted by these c ...[more]