Open AccessmiR-150 contributes to the radioresistance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells by targeting glycogen synthase kinase-3β
Author(s) -
Yuesheng Huang,
Dandan Tan,
Juan Xiao,
Qiaoyun Li,
Xianfeng Zhang,
Zhiqiang Luo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_682_17
Subject(s) - radioresistance , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , radiosensitivity , cancer research , cell culture , biology , radiation therapy , microrna , medicine , gene , genetics
Radiotherapy has been the primary treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), but the NPC radiocurability was severely limited with the radioresistance. The research suggested the important role of miRNAs in cancer therapeutic response.