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Erastin, a ferroptosis-inducing agent, sensitized cancer cells to X-ray irradiation via glutathione starvation in vitro and in vivo

High concentrations of antioxidants in cancer cells are huge obstacle in cancer radiotherapy. Erastin was first discovered as an inducer of iron-dependent cell death called ferroptosis accompanied by antioxidant depletion caused by cystine glutamate antiporter inhibition. Therefore, treatment with e...

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Autores principales: Shibata, Yuki, Yasui, Hironobu, Higashikawa, Kei, Miyamoto, Naoki, Kuge, Yuji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6892486/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31800616
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225931