Advances in research of the anti-cancer mechanism of ascorbic acid
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1006-9801.2012.12.024
- VernacularTitle:抗坏血酸抗肿瘤作用机制的研究进展
- Author:
Junwen OU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ascorbic acid;
Hydrogen peroxide;
Cancer cells
- From:
Cancer Research and Clinic
2012;(12):858-861
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
In foreign countries,ascorbic acid (vitamin C) has been used as a complementary drug in cancer treatments for many years.Although it has not been accepted by mainstream medicine,a growing number of in vitro and in vivo experiments indicated that pharmacological concentrations of ascorbic acid could inhibited cancer cell proliferation and promote cell apoptosis.In this paper,the anti-cancer effect of ascorbic acid weer reviewe.d.