Mechanisms and Applications of the Anti-cancer Effect of Pharmacological Ascorbic Acid in Cervical Cancer Cells
In recent years, L-ascorbic acid (L-AA), or vitamin C, has been attracting attention as a potential anticancer drug that mediates hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidation and ten-eleven translocation 2-catalyzed DNA demethylation. However, the precise mechanism by which L-AA acts remains unclear. We exam...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2020.01483/full |