Sentences with phrase «acid triggers cell death»
«Nutrient deprivation kills kidney cancer cells: Cutting off amino acid triggers cell death in cancers.»
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A malfunction of fatty acid regulation can, however, lead to cell death and — depending on the type of cell — trigger diseases such as diabetes.»
The fatty acid also increased the effectiveness of Herceptin, a drug made from antibodies that latch onto HER2 proteins and trigger the death of cancer cells.
In the current issue of Nature Medicine, John Pezzuto of the University of Illinois at Chicago and his colleagues report that a compound called betulinic acid triggers apoptosis or programmed cell death, in cultured melanoma cells.
By depriving the cancer cells of the amino acid cystine, the researchers were able to trigger a form of cell death called necrosis in mouse models of the disease.
Blocking the proteasome prevents this regulated recycling of amino acids and triggers controlled cell death, particularly in fast - dividing cells typical of cancer.