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SUBMITTER: Fujikawa I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7370041 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fujikawa Itsuho I Ando Takashi T Suzuki-Karasaki Manami M Suzuki-Karasaki Miki M Ochiai Toyoko T Suzuki-Karasaki Yoshihiro Y
International journal of molecular sciences 20200705 13
Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) and its metabolite salicylate, have an anti-melanoma effect by evoking mitochondrial dysfunction through poorly understood mechanisms. Depolarization of the plasma membrane potential leads to voltage-gated Ca<sup>2+</sup> entry (VGCE) and caspase-3 activation. In the present study, we investigated the role of depolarization and VGCE in aspirin's anti-melanoma effect. Aspirin and to a lesser extent, salicylate (≥2.5 mM) induced a rapid (within seconds) depolarizatio ...[more]