Hyperglycemia Promotes Chemoresistance Through the Reduction of the Mitochondrial DNA Damage, the Bax/Bcl-2 and Bax/Bcl-XL Ratio, and the Cells in Sub-G1 Phase Due to Antitumoral Drugs Induced-Cytotoxicity in Human Colon Adenocarcinoma Cells
Diabetes and cancer are common, chronic, and potentially fatal diseases that frequently co-exist. Observational studies clearly indicate that the risk of several types of cancer is increased in diabetic patients and a number of cancer types have shown a higher mortality rate in patients with hypergl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Pharmacology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2018.00866/full |