Tumor cells engineer acidity to drive cell invasion
Friday, January 25, 2013 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have investigated the acidity in solid tumors to determine if pH levels play a role in cancer cell invasion in surrounding tissues. They found that an acidic microenvironment can drive cancer cells to spread and propose that neutralizing pH would inhibit further invasion, providing a therapeutic opportunity to slow the progression of cancers.