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prostate cancer

Tetracyclins: old antibiotics committable for human diseases?

Background Tetracyclines are an old class of antibiotics that have been used for specific infections such as brucellosis, Lyme disease, rickettsiosis (e.g. Rocky Mountain spotted...

Tumor addiction to fat substrates: a FASt metabolic opportunity with no eSCAPe for cancer cells

Rapidly dividing tumor cells require a continuous supply of fatty acids to generate sufficient phospholipids for the stability of their membranes and also for...

Interleukin-24: the forgotten anticancer weapon rolls the dice(R) to death

More than a decade of research on the IL-24 gene has shown that it helps to suppress a majority of cancer types, and now...

Eosino-philia for cancer: the hidden ancient weapon rises up

Eosinophils are white blood cells that secrete powerfully destructive proteins.Major basic protein 1 and 2 (MBP-1, MBP-2), eosinophil-derived neurotoxin (EDN), and eosinophil peroxidase...