Publications by authors named "Christian S Rogers"

Background: Arsenic trioxide (ATO) is a novel form of therapy that has been found to aid acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) patients. Our laboratory has demonstrated that ATO-induced cytotoxicity in human leukemia (HL-60) cells is mediated by oxidative stress. Pro-oxidants have been known to play a role in free radical-mediated oxidative stress.

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The purpose of this work was to establish whether exposing cultured rabbit corneal and lens epithelial cells to ultraviolet radiation equivalent to several hours under the sun would damage the cells. Confluent rabbit corneal epithelial cells were irradiated with broadband UV-A or UV-B, and confluent lens epithelial cells were irradiated with broadband UV-A. The maximum dose of UV-A was 6.

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