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Iron and thiols as two major players in carcinogenesis: friends or foes?
Iron is the most abundant metal in the human body and mainly works as a cofactor for proteins such as hemoglobin and various enzymes. No independent life forms on earth can survive without iron. However, excess iron is intimately associated with carcinogenesis by increasing oxidative stress via its...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4147246/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25221514 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2014.00200 |