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Apoptosis

Alpha-DL-tocopherol protects ESFT cells from betulinic acid-induced apoptosis

Published in Blood Weekly, January 13th, 2005

Alpha-DL-tocopherol protects Ewing's sarcoma family tumor cells from betulinic acid-induced apoptosis.

"Betulinic acid (BA) is known to induce apoptosis in melanoma neuroectodermal and malignant brain cancer cell lines. Present report describes the role of antioxidants on the BA-induced toxicity to human cell line SK-N-MC.

"Hydrophilic antioxidants viz, L-ascorbic acid (VitC) and N-acetyl-L-cysteine (L-NAC) had no protective effect on BA-induced apoptosis at the maximal concentrations tested," scientists writing in the journal Toxicology Letters report.

"The lipophilic antioxidant, alpha-DL-tocopherol (VitE) showed a...

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