Ascorbate induces apoptosis in melanoma cells by suppressing Clusterin expression

Abstract Pharmacological levels of ascorbate have long been suggested as a potential treatment of cancer. However, we observed that EC50 of ascorbate was at a similar level for cultured healthy melanocytes and melanoma cells, suggesting a limit of pharmacological ascorbate in treating cancer. Loss o...

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Main Authors: Sushmita Mustafi, David W. Sant, Zhao-Jun Liu, Gaofeng Wang
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c22ec85d07c34fba99d8b4a8dc80b97d
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