Journal of Jiangsu University(Medicine Edition), Volume. 35, Issue 4, 311(2025)

3,3′-Diindolylmethane inhibits the proliferation of paclitaxel-resistant non-small cell lung cancer A549/T cells by inducing ferroptosis

LIU Tingting1, XU Wei2, YE Yang3, LU Rongzhu3, JIANG Yuanyue4, and GAO Qianqian5、*
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  • 1Science and Technology Talent Department, Kunshan First People′s Hospital, Suzhou Jiangsu 215300
  • 2Department of Pathology, Yancheng Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Yancheng Jiangsu 224000
  • 3School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212013
  • 4Department of Pathology, Kunshan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Suzhou Jiangsu 215300
  • 5Clinical Laboratory, Kunshan First People′s Hospital, Suzhou Jiangsu 215300, China
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    LIU Tingting, XU Wei, YE Yang, LU Rongzhu, JIANG Yuanyue, GAO Qianqian. 3,3′-Diindolylmethane inhibits the proliferation of paclitaxel-resistant non-small cell lung cancer A549/T cells by inducing ferroptosis[J]. Journal of Jiangsu University(Medicine Edition), 2025, 35(4): 311

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    Received: Feb. 28, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 21, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 21, 2025

    The Author Email: GAO Qianqian (18852869661@163.com)

    DOI:10.13312/j.issn.1671-7783.y240024

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