Transcutaneous application of carbon dioxide (CO2) induces mitochondrial apoptosis in human malignant fibrous histiocytoma in vivo.

Mitochondria play an essential role in cellular energy metabolism and apoptosis. Previous studies have demonstrated that decreased mitochondrial biogenesis is associated with cancer progression. In mitochondrial biogenesis, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha (PGC-1α...

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Main Authors: Yasuo Onishi, Teruya Kawamoto, Takeshi Ueha, Kenta Kishimoto, Hitomi Hara, Naomasa Fukase, Mitsunori Toda, Risa Harada, Masaya Minoda, Yoshitada Sakai, Masahiko Miwa, Masahiro Kurosaka, Toshihiro Akisue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3499556?pdf=render