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Cancer Therapy
As2 O3 causes caspase-independent cell death in cervical cancer cells
March 3rd, 2005
A recent report shows As2 O3 causes caspase-independent cell death in human cervical cancer cells, researchers say. According to a recent paper published in the journal Cancer Research, "Although mechanisms of arsenic trioxide (As2 O3 )-induced cell death have been studied extensively in hematologic cancers, those in solid cancers have yet to be clearly defined." Y.H. Kang and colleagues at the Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Science, Seoul, "showed that the translocation of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) from mitochondria to the nucleus is required for As2 O3...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-03)
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