Author’s response to reviews Title: Boswellic acid sensitizes gastric cancer cells to Cisplatin-induced apoptosis via p53- mediated pathway. Authors: Shadia Al Bahlani (bahlani@squ.edu.om) Ikram A. Burney (ikram@squ.edu.om) Buthaina Al-Dhahli (baldhahli@squ.edu.om) Safiya Al-Kharusi (u105514@student.squ.edu.om) Fakhra Al-Kharousi (amani2292013@gmail.com) Amani Al-Kalbani (aljood94@gmail.com) Ikhlas Ahmed (ianewlook@gmail.com) Version: 1 Date: 27 Jul 2020 Author’s response to reviews: A New Version of Manuscript ID # PHAT-D-20-00206 entitled "Boswellic acid sensitizes gastric cancer cells to Cisplatin-induced apoptosis via p53-mediated pathway”. Shadia Al Bahlani; Ikram A. Burney; Buthaina Al-Dhahli; Safiya Al-Kharusi; Fakhra Al-Kharousi; Amani Al-Kalbani; Ikhlas Ahmed BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology Dear Editorial Board I would like to thank you and the reviewers for providing us with such opportunity in resubmitting our manuscript (ID # PHAT-D-20-00206) again for a possible publication in BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology. We have carefully addressed the reviewers’ comments and I am sending herewith the revised manuscript as individual source file, together with the list of changes (Highlighted in the text), for re- evaluation by your respective journal. We believe that the manuscript has been substantially improved and is now can be acceptable for publication in BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology. I am looking forward to hearing from you good news and please do not hesitate to contact me if you need additional information. Yours sincerely, Shadia Al Bahlani, Ph.D Head of Department Associate Professor Department of Allied Health Sciences College of Medicine and Health Sciences Sultan Qaboos University P.O. Box 35