Inflammation and ovarian cancer

A Macciò, C Madeddu - Cytokine, 2012 - Elsevier
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is a highly lethal gynecological cancer for which overall
prognosis has remained poor over the past few decades. A number of theories have been …

Reactive oxygen species in oncogenic transformation

L Behrend, G Henderson… - Biochemical society …, 2003 - portlandpress.com
Ever since ROS (reactive oxygen species) were shown to meet the criteria of true signalling
molecules, such as regulated production and a specific biological function, many efforts …

A systematic review of the association between circulating concentrations of C reactive protein and cancer

K Heikkilä, S Ebrahim, DA Lawlor - Journal of Epidemiology & …, 2007 - jech.bmj.com
The objective of this study was to review and summarise the published evidence for an
association between circulating concentrations of C reactive protein (CRP) and cancer …

Palliative nutritional intervention in addition to cyclooxygenase and erythropoietin treatment for patients with malignant disease: effects on survival, metabolism, and …

K Lundholm, P Daneryd, I Bosaeus… - … Journal of the …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The role of nutrition in the palliative treatment of patients with malignancy‐
related cachexia is unclear. The goal of the current study was to determine whether …

Inflammatory response: an unrecognised source of variability in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of cancer chemotherapy

KA Slaviero, SJ Clarke, LP Rivory - The lancet oncology, 2003 - thelancet.com
An important limitation in the use of chemotherapy in cancer treatment is that cytotoxic
agents have small margins of safety compared with other drugs. The largely unpredictable …

Antitumor properties and modulation of antioxidant enzymes' activity by Aloe vera leaf active principles isolated via supercritical carbon dioxide extraction

HA El-Shemy, MAM Aboul-Soud… - Current medicinal …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential anticancer properties and modulatory
effect of selected Aloe vera (A. vera) active principles on antioxidant enzyme activities. Thus …

Cognitive function after chemotherapy in adults with solid tumours

J Vardy, I Tannock - Critical reviews in oncology/hematology, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Evidence is emerging that some cancer survivors suffer cognitive
impairment after chemotherapy; the cause is unknown. METHODS: Here we review studies …

Mitochondrial subversion in cancer

A Chatterjee, S Dasgupta, D Sidransky - Cancer prevention research, 2011 - AACR
Mitochondria control essential cellular activities including generation of ATP via oxidative
phosphorylation. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations in the regulatory D-loop region and …

Pro‐inflammatory cytokine‐mediated anemia: Regarding molecular mechanisms of erythropoiesis

F Morceau, M Dicato, M Diederich - Mediators of inflammation, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Anemia of cancer and chronic inflammatory diseases is a frequent complication affecting
quality of life. For cancer patients it represents a particularly bad prognostic. Low level of …

Glutathione peroxidase, glutathione-S-transferase, catalase, xanthine oxidase, Cu–Zn superoxide dismutase activities, total glutathione, nitric oxide, and …

H Kaynar, M Meral, H Turhan, M Keles, G Celik… - Cancer letters, 2005 - Elsevier
Lung cancer is a common pathology with high mortality due to late diagnosis. Glutathione
peroxidase (GSH-Px), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), catalase (CAT), xanthine oxidase …