Acidic microenvironments in tumors aid tumor cell survival, researchers find
Thursday, September 6, 2012 - 07:31
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have discovered that tumor cell survival relies on adaptation to acidic conditions in the tumor microenvironment. Their research investigating the effects of acidity on breast and pancreatic cancer cell lines revealed the importance of autophagy in acidic microenvironments and suggests that a successful treatment strategy might be based on this autophagic dependence.