Melatonin Synergizes with Sorafenib to Suppress Pancreatic Cancer via Melatonin Receptor and PDGFR-β/STAT3 Pathway
Author(s) -
Zhenghuan Fang,
Kyung Hee Jung,
Hong Yan,
Soo-Jung Kim,
Marufa Rumman,
Jung Hee Park,
Boreum Han,
Ji Eun Lee,
Yeo Wool Kang,
Joo Han Lim,
Soon Sun Hong
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000491058
Subject(s) - sorafenib , melatonin , cancer research , pancreatic cancer , medicine , in vivo , stat3 , pharmacology , receptor tyrosine kinase , signal transduction , apoptosis , tyrosine kinase , cancer , receptor , biology , hepatocellular carcinoma , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal malignant tumors with poor prognosis. Conventional chemotherapies including gemcitabine have failed owing to weak response and side effects. Hence novel treatment regimens are urgently needed to improve the therapeutic efficacy. In this study, we aimed to assess the anticancer activity of melatonin and sorafenib as a novel therapy against PDAC.
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