Correlation of changes in HIF-1 α and p53 expressions with vitamin B3 deficiency in skin cancer patients.

CONCLUSIONS: The expression levels of HIF-1α and p53 in tissues of skin cancer patients are significantly increased compared with those in skin tissues of healthy people, and the changes in their expressions are positively correlated with the vitamin B3 deficiency. Supplementing vitamin B3 has a certain protective effect on skin cancer patients. PMID: 29064206 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia - Category: Dermatology Tags: G Ital Dermatol Venereol Source Type: research