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Effect Of Energy Metabolism On Nf-Kb Activity In Ovarian Cancer, Simren K. Bagri Jan 2018

Effect Of Energy Metabolism On Nf-Kb Activity In Ovarian Cancer, Simren K. Bagri

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NF-kB is a transcription factor involved in cancer cell growth and survival. The activation of NF-kB can be assessed by monitoring phosphorylation of RelA p65 at Ser-536, which is a surrogate of the NF-kB transcription factor activation. The objective of this study was to determine if the loss of ATP leads to NF-kB deficiency and thus, apoptotic cell death of “bad” cells in ovarian cancer cells. The independent variables were metformin (Met), an anti-diabetic medicine, another compound MinB functionally similar to Met and a glucose transporter inhibitor BAY-876. The dependent variables were the resulting effect of Met and MinB on …