RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bacteria: Prospective Savior in Battle against Cancer
JF Anticancer Research
JO Anticancer Res
FD International Institute of Anticancer Research
SP 6289
OP 6296
VO 34
IS 11
A1 NEHA NAIR
A1 TOMONARI KASAI
A1 MASAHARU SENO
YR 2014
UL http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/34/11/6289.abstract
AB Conventional anticancer therapies such as chemotherapy are losing their sheen in the battle against cancer. Therefore, strategies for treatment of cancer need to be constantly modified to fulfill the growing demands of alternative therapies. Several viral and non-viral vectors have been exploited for anticancer gene therapy. But over the years bacteria have been proven to be an important candidate for successful evasion of cancer. They serve as invaluable source of tumor-specific anticancer genes, toxins, polysaccharides for synthesis of nanodrugs and gene-delivery vectors. The current review assesses the role of important bacterial groups in different spheres of anti-cancer research.