Journal of Gastrointestinal & Digestive System
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Roles of Ionic Environments in Growth of Human Cancer Cell and Potentials of Ion Transporter Blockers in Cancer Therapies

Yoshinori Marunaka^1-3*

¹Department of Molecular Cell Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

²Department of Bio-Ionomics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

³Japan Institute for Food Education and Health, Heian Jogakuin (St. Agnes’) University, Kyoto, Japan

Corresponding Author:

Yoshinori Marunaka
Department of Molecular Cell Physiology
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyoku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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E-mail: marunaka@koto.kpum.ac.jp

Received Date: December 09, 2013; Accepted Date: December 30, 2013; Published Date: January 08, 2014

Citation: Marunaka Y (2014) Roles of Ionic Environments in Growth of Human Cancer Cell and Potentials of Ion Transporter Blockers in Cancer Therapies. J Gastroint Dig Syst 3:163. doi: 10.4172/2161-069X.1000163

Copyright: © 2014 Marunaka Y. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.