Arsenic trioxide can induce apoptosis of ovarian carcinoma cell strain COC1. It can block the cell cycle at the G_1 phase, which is one of the possible mechanisms of apoptosis induced by As_2O_3.

• As2O3可以诱导卵巢癌细胞株COC1发生凋亡,诱导细胞发生G1期阻滞是As2O3抑制卵巢癌细胞生长作用的可能机制之一。