Cetylpyridinium chloride inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma growth and metastasis through regulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition and apoptosis

Kundi Cai; Yihui Fang; Yanan Zhang; Jie Liu; Qinong Ye; Lihua Ding; Xianfeng Cai

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0310391

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Cetylpyridinium chloride inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma growth and metastasis through regulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition and apoptosis

Kundi Cai ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Kundi Cai, Yihui Fang

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Jiangxi Normal University, Jiangxi, China, Laboratory of advanced biotechnology, Department of Cell Engineering, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China
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Yihui Fang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Kundi Cai, Yihui Fang

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Laboratory of advanced biotechnology, Department of Cell Engineering, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China
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Yanan Zhang,

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Laboratory of advanced biotechnology, Department of Cell Engineering, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China
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Jie Liu,

Roles Validation

Affiliation Laboratory of advanced biotechnology, Department of Cell Engineering, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China
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Qinong Ye ,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: jccxf68@126.com (XC); dinglh2004@126.com (LD); yeqn88@163.com (QY)

Affiliation Laboratory of advanced biotechnology, Department of Cell Engineering, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China
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Lihua Ding ,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: jccxf68@126.com (XC); dinglh2004@126.com (LD); yeqn88@163.com (QY)

Affiliation Laboratory of advanced biotechnology, Department of Cell Engineering, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5280-8162

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Xianfeng Cai

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: jccxf68@126.com (XC); dinglh2004@126.com (LD); yeqn88@163.com (QY)

Affiliation Jiangxi Normal University, Jiangxi, China
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Cetylpyridinium chloride inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma growth and metastasis through regulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition and apoptosis

Kundi Cai,
Yihui Fang,
Yanan Zhang,
Jie Liu,
Qinong Ye,
Lihua Ding,
Xianfeng Cai

Published: September 20, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310391

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