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Inhibition of MMP-2 Expression Enhances the Antitumor Effect of Sorafenib in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Suppressing the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway

Wenliang Tan^*†1, Sicong Zhu^*†1, Jun Cao^*†, Lei Zhang^*†, Wenda Li^*†, Kairui Liu^*†, Jinyi Zhong^†, Changzhen Shang^*†, Yajin Chen^*†

* Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
† Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
1 These authors provided equal contribution to this work.