BACKGROUND
Recently, we found that a 30-mer peptide derived from apoprotein E (apoE) 133-162 has antibiotic activity that is comparable with the classic antibiotics and neutrophil-derived antibiotic peptide. In this study, we tested if apoE 133-162 also has anti-tumor activity against several cancer cell lines.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Two gastric cancer cell lines (MKN-7, MNN-1), two pancreatic...