Hydrogen sulfide lowers proliferation and induces protective autophagy in colon epithelial cells.

Hydrogen sulfide lowers proliferation and induces protective autophagy in colon epithelial cells.

Hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) is a gaseous bacterial metabolite that reaches high levels in the large intestine. In the present study, the effect of H(2)S on the proliferation of normal and cancerous colon epithelial cells was investigated. An immortalized colon epithelial cell line (YAMC) and a panel of...

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Main Authors: Ya C Wu, Xiao J Wang, Le Yu, Francis K L Chan, Alfred S L Cheng, Jun Yu, Joseph J Y Sung, William K K Wu, Chi H Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3362591?pdf=render

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