Taurine exhibits an apoptosis-inducing effect on human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells through PTEN/Akt pathways in vitro.

In conclusion, taurine may inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis in NPC through PTEN activation with concomitant Akt inactivation.
PMID: 30225664 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Amino Acids - September 17, 2018 Category: Biochemistry Authors: He F, Ma N, Midorikawa K, Hiraku Y, Oikawa S, Zhang Z, Huang G, Takeuchi K, Murata M Tags: Amino Acids Source Type: research