ReviewFrontiers in physiology2018
Vitamin C in Cancer: A Metabolomics Perspective.
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- Redox-active vitamin C suppresses human osteosarcoma growth by triggering intracellular ROS-iron-calcium signaling crosstalk and mitochondrial dysfunction.Redox biology · 2024Article
- Vitamin C injection improves antioxidant stress capacity through regulating blood metabolism in post-transit yak.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Vitamin C Suppresses Pancreatic Carcinogenesis through the Inhibition of Both Glucose Metabolism and Wnt Signaling.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
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- The Oxidative Drug Combination for Suppressing KRAS G12D Inducible Tumour Growth.BioMed research international · 2022Article
- Serum Metabolomic and Lipoprotein Profiling of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Patients of African Ancestry.Metabolites · 2021Article
- Vitamin C Cytotoxicity and Its Effects in Redox Homeostasis and Energetic Metabolism in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Cell Lines.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Antioxidants for the Treatment of Breast Cancer: Are We There Yet?Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Can a metabolism-targeted therapeutic intervention successfully subjugate SARS-COV-2? A scientific rational.Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie · 2020Review
- Effects of vitamin C on osteoblast proliferation and osteosarcoma inhibition using plasma coated hydroxyapatite on titanium implants.Surface & coatings technology · 2020Article
- Mechanisms and Applications of the Anti-cancer Effect of Pharmacological Ascorbic Acid in Cervical Cancer Cells.Frontiers in oncology · 2020Article
- Glucose Metabolism on Tumor Plasticity, Diagnosis, and Treatment.Frontiers in oncology · 2020Review
- Vitamin C restores ovarian follicular reservation in a mouse model of aging.Anatomy & cell biology · 2019Article
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Abstract
There is an ongoing interest in cellular antioxidants and oxidants as well as cellular mechanisms underlying their effects. Several reports suggest that vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) functions as a pro-oxidant with selective toxicity against specific types of tumor cells. In addition, reduced glutathione plays an emerging role in reducing oxidative stress due to xenobiotic toxins such as metals and oxidants associated with diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. High-dose intravenous vitamin C and intravenous glutathione have been used as complementary, alternative, and adjuvant medicines. Here, we review the molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of oxidation/reduction systems, focusing on the altered metabolomics profile in cancer cells following treatment with pharmacological vitamin C. This review focuses on the role of vitamin C in energy metabolism in terms of adenosine triphosphate, cysteine, and reduced glutathione levels, affecting cancer cell death.
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