NADPH,ROS

Joana Reis1,2,3, Christoph Gorgulla2,3,4, Marta Massari1

  • 1Department of Biology and Biotechnology Lazzaro Spallanzani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.

Nature chemical biology
|October 26, 2023
PubMed
概括

研究人员开发了针对NOX5进行癌症治疗的新型人类NADPH氧化酶 (NOX) 抑制剂. 这些选择性抑制剂在癌细胞中表现有前途,为控制活性氧物种 (ROS) 生产提供了一种新的方法.

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