Diverse Effects of β-Carotene on Secretion and Expression of VEGF in Human Hepatocarcinoma and Prostate Tumor Cells
Oral administration of β-carotene (BC) was found to exert opposite effects on plasma levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in two animal models. One study in nude mice injected via tail vein with hepatocarcinoma SK-Hep-1 cells showed that BC decreases the plasma VEGF level, whereas the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2012-04-01
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| Series: | Molecules |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/4/3981/ |