An omega-3 that’s poison for tumors
“We soon found that certain fatty acids stimulated the tumour cells while others killed them,” the researchers explained. DHA literally poisons them.
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- Emeline Dierge, Elena Debock, Céline Guilbaud, Cyril Corbet, Eric Mignolet, Louise Mignard, Estelle Bastien, Chantal Dessy, Yvan Larondelle, Olivier Feron. Peroxidation of n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the acidic tumor environment leads to ferroptosis-mediated anticancer effects. Cell Metabolism, 2021; DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2021.05.016
Tumour, tumor, DHA, docosahexaenoic acid, ferroptosis, peroxidation, acidic, omega3, n-3,n-6, polyunsaturated fatty acids, ferroptosis-mediated anticancer effects, dietary,
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