Redox-active and redox-silent compounds: synergistic therapeutics in cancer

M Tomasetti, L Santarelli, R Alleva… - Current Medicinal …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Tumours exhibit higher basal levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and altered redox
environment compared to normal cells. Excessive level of ROS can be toxic to these cells …

Redox-active quinones and ascorbate: an innovative cancer therapy that exploits the vulnerability of cancer cells to oxidative stress

J Verrax, R Beck, N Dejeans, C Glorieux… - Anti-Cancer Agents …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Cancer cells are particularly vulnerable to treatments impairing redox homeostasis. Reactive
oxygen species (ROS) can indeed play an important role in the initiation and progression of …

Selective induction of oxidative stress in cancer cells via synergistic combinations of agents targeting redox homeostasis

FN Akladios, SD Andrew, CJ Parkinson - Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Cancer cell resistance to chemotherapy is still a heavy burden that impairs the response of
many cancer patients to conventional chemotherapy. Using drug combinations is one …

[HTML][HTML] Natural products: optimizing cancer treatment through modulation of redox balance

P Rijo, M Pešić, AS Fernandes… - Oxidative Medicine and …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nature is an inexhaustible reservoir of compounds with healing properties, and people used
natural products to treat different medical conditions from ancient times. One of the main …

Paradox role of oxidative stress in cancer: State of the art

C Domenicotti, B Marengo - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The modulation of oxidative stress is essential for the maintenance of redox homeostasis in
healthy and cancer cells. In fact, although cancer cells are characterized by the …

Oxidative stress and antioxidants in carcinogenesis and integrative therapy of cancer

L Milkovic, W Siems, R Siems… - Current pharmaceutical …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Oxidative stress is often considered as a causative factor in carcinogenesis. In addition,
current knowledge recognizes oxidative stress as a mechanism by which various cancer …

Cellular redox pathways as a therapeutic target in the treatment of cancer

AJ Montero, J Jassem - Drugs, 2011 - Springer
The vulnerability of some cancer cells to oxidative signals is a therapeutic target for the
rational design of new anticancer agents. In addition to their well characterized effects on …

Redox-directed cancer therapeutics: molecular mechanisms and opportunities

GT Wondrak - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Redox dysregulation originating from metabolic alterations and dependence on mitogenic
and survival signaling through reactive oxygen species represents a specific vulnerability of …

Reductive stress, bioactive compounds, redox-active metals, and dormant tumor cell biology to develop redox-based tools for the treatment of cancer

JL Quiles, C Sánchez-González… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Cancer is related to redox biology from many points of view, such as initiation
and promotion, metabolism and growth, invasion and metastasis, vascularization, or through …

Small-molecule redox modulators with anticancer activity: A comprehensive mechanistic update

C Pal - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
The pursuit of effective anticancer therapies has led to a burgeoning interest in the realm of
redox modulation. This review provides a comprehensive exploration of the intricate …