tjp31 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Could lactic acid be responsible for increase telomerase activity in some forms of cancer? If so could you point me towards some scholarly articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steevey Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 (edited) Could lactic acid be responsible for increase telomerase activity in some forms of cancer? If so could you point me towards some scholarly articles. Cancer probably isn't caused by lactic acid, its often a natural cause which itself is caused by when the gene that controls the cells devision process becomes mutated and out of control. Usually some other genes are altered too which is why cancer cells are often disfigured. Some chemicals do cause cancer, but only the chemicals that have the capacity to alter and interact with proteins in the nucleus of a cell (strong radiation pierces though the cell membrane so it can easily alter those proteins). Since not everyone get's cancer in their life and lactic acid is naturally in at least 99% of the world's population, it's unlikely lactic acid would be a cause for cancer. Edited January 22, 2011 by steevey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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