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Curcumin plays a synergistic role in combination with HSV-TK/GCV in inhibiting growth of murine B16 melanoma cells and melanoma xenografts.
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- Leveraging multimodal cancer immunotherapy to amplify the efficacy of oncolytic viruses.Experimental hematology & oncology · 2026Review
- Bifidobacterium infantis-mediated HSV-TK/GCV therapy modulates the tumor microenvironment through site-specific phosphorylation of HIF-1α, mTOR, and PD-L1.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Novel curcumin nanocarrier for targeting drug delivery of mitochondria proves efficacy in in vivo experiments on hepatocellular carcinoma mice models.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- The roles of connexins and gap junctions in the progression of cancer.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2023Review
- Active Ingredients from Chinese Medicine for Combination Cancer Therapy.International journal of biological sciences · 2023Review
- β2-Adrenergic receptor agonist enhances the bystander effect of HSV-TK/GCV gene therapy in glioblastoma multiforme via upregulation of connexin 43 expression.Molecular therapy oncolytics · 2022Article
- Natural Compounds as Metabolic Modulators of the Tumor Microenvironment.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Nutraceutical Curcumin with Promising Protection against Herpesvirus Infections and Their Associated Inflammation: Mechanisms and Pathways.Microorganisms · 2021Review
- "Non-Essential" Proteins of HSV-1 with Essential Roles In Vivo: A Comprehensive Review.Viruses · 2020Review
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Abstract
Melanoma is a global concern and accounts for the major mortality of skin cancers. Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene with ganciclovir (HSV-TK/GCV) is a promising gene therapy for melanoma. Despite its low efficiency, it is well known for its bystander effect which is mainly mediated by gap junction. In this study, we found that curcumin reduced B16 melanoma cell viability in both time- and dose-dependent manner. Further study showed that curcumin improved the gap junction intercellular communication (GJIC) function, and upregulated the proteins essential to gap junction, such as connexin 32 and connexin 43, indicating the potential role in enhancing the bystander effect of HSV-TK/GCV. By co-culturing the B16
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