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Nicotine overrides DNA damage-induced G1/S restriction in lung cells.
PloS one - 29 Apr 2011
Nishioka Takashi, Yamamoto Daisuke, Zhu Tongbo, Guo Jinjin, Kim Sung-Hoon, Chen Chang Yan
Abstract excerpt
As an addictive substance, nicotine has been suggested to facilitate pro-survival activities (such as anchorage-independent growth or angiogenesis) and the establishment of drug resistance to anticancer therapy. Tobacco smoking consists of a variety of carcinogens [such as benzopyrene (BP) and nitrosamine derivatives] that are able to cause DNA double strand breaks. However, the effect of nicotine on DNA...
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