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. 1986 Feb;111(1):47–49. doi: 10.1007/BF00402775

Cell multiplication of an ascites tumour in the presence of superoxide dismutase and catalase

F S Liotti 1,✉, P Guerrieri 1, A R Menghini 1, F Pezzetti 1
PMCID: PMC12253100  PMID: 3005331

Abstract

Superoxide dismutase and catalase were demonstrated to favour the multiplication of ascites tumour cells in vitro. It is proposed that these enzymes neutralize the O.2 − and H2O2 that may accumulate in the neoplastic cell and that cell damage occurs because the cellular levels of both enzymes are low.

Key words: Superoxide dismutase, Catalase, Ascites tumour, Cell proliferation

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