Therapeutic Use of Vitamin C in Cancer: Physiological Considerations

Therapeutic Use of Vitamin C in Cancer: Physiological Considerations

Since the early studies of William J. McCormick in the 1950s, vitamin C has been proposed as a candidate for the treatment of cancer. A number of reports have shown that pharmacological concentrations of vitamin C selectively kill cancer cells in vitro and decrease the growth rates of a number of hu...

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Main Authors: Francisco J. Roa, Eduardo Peña, Marcell Gatica, Kathleen Escobar-Acuña, Paulina Saavedra, Mafalda Maldonado, Magdalena E. Cuevas, Gustavo Moraga-Cid, Coralia I. Rivas, Carola Muñoz-Montesino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
vitamin C
cancer therapy
cancer
SVCT2
GLUT
vitamin C transporters
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2020.00211/full

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