Research Article

Chlorophyll-Mediated Changes in the Redox Status of Pancreatic Cancer Cells Are Associated with Its Anticancer Effects

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The effect of chlorophylls on HMOX1 and BLVRA mRNA expression (a) and HMOX activity (b) in PaTu-8902 human pancreatic cancer cells. HMOX1: heme oxygenase 1; BLVRA: biliverdin reductase A. for chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b; for chlorophyllin and hemin. Hemin was used as a positive control for HMOX activity induction. in each group. , , .
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