Mobilization of Intracellular Copper by Gossypol and Apogossypolone Leads to Reactive Oxygen Species-Mediated Cell Death: Putative Anticancer Mechanism

There is compelling evidence that serum, tissue and intracellular levels of copper are elevated in all types of cancer. Copper has been suggested as an important co-factor for angiogenesis. It is also a major metal ion present inside the nucleus, bound to DNA bases, particularly guanine. We have ear...

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Main Authors: Haseeb Zubair, Shafquat Azim, Husain Yar Khan, Mohammad Fahad Ullah, Daocheng Wu, Ajay Pratap Singh, Sheikh Mumtaz Hadi, Aamir Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/17/6/973