Exercise serum promotes DNA damage repair and upregulates DNA repair gene PNKP in colon cancer cells
Samuel T. Orange, Emily Dodd, Sharanya Nath, Hannah Bowden, Alastair Jordan, Hannah L. Smith, Ann Hedley, Ifeoma Felicia Chukwuma, Ian Hickson, Sweta Sharma Saha
This study shows that post-exercise serum enhances DNA repair and reduces DNA damage in colon cancer cells, potentially explaining exercise's protective effect against colorectal cancer.
bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology