Rautalahti M, Albanes D, Virtamo J, Taylor P R, Huttunen J K, Heinonen O P
National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland.
Cancer Lett. 1997 Mar 19;114(1-2):235-6. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3835(97)04672-7.
The results of the ATBC study, the first large intervention trial of antioxidants, were intriguing. While the possibility that beta-carotene may in some circumstances enhance carcinogenesis has now been confirmed in another large trial, the mechanisms of action remain obscure.
ATBC研究是抗氧化剂的首次大型干预试验,其结果耐人寻味。虽然β-胡萝卜素在某些情况下可能会促进致癌作用这一可能性现已在另一项大型试验中得到证实,但其作用机制仍不清楚。