Antitumor Effects of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid on Human Malignant Glioblastoma Cells

Antitumor Effects of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid on Human Malignant Glioblastoma Cells

5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is a naturally occurring non-proteinogenic amino acid, which contributes to the diagnosis and therapeutic approaches of various cancers, including glioblastoma (GBM). In the present study, we aimed to investigate whether 5-ALA exerted cytotoxic effects on GBM cells. We...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Jalili-Nik, Farzaneh Abbasinezhad-moud, Sajad Sahab-Negah, Abolfazl Maghrouni, Mohammad Etezad Razavi, Maryam Khaleghi Ghadiri, Walter Stummer, Ali Gorji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
brain tumor
protoporphyrin
cell death
apoptosis
tumor cell line
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/11/5596

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