Inducible nitric oxide synthase: Regulation, structure, and inhibition

MA Cinelli, HT Do, GP Miley… - Medicinal research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A considerable number of human diseases have an inflammatory component, and a key
mediator of immune activation and inflammation is inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) …

Chronic inflammation and cytokines in the tumor microenvironment

G Landskron, M De la Fuente… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Acute inflammation is a response to an alteration induced by a pathogen or a physical or
chemical insult, which functions to eliminate the source of the damage and restore …

Radical causes of cancer

SP Hussain, LJ Hofseth, CC Harris - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2003 - nature.com
Free radicals are ubiquitous in our body and are generated by normal physiological
processes, including aerobic metabolism and inflammatory responses, to eliminate invading …

The role of nitric oxide in tumour progression

D Fukumura, S Kashiwagi, RK Jain - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2006 - nature.com
Nitric oxide (NO) and nitric oxide synthases are ubiquitous in malignant tumours and are
known to exert both pro-and anti-tumour effects. We summarize our current understanding of …

Inflammation: gearing the journey to cancer

JK Kundu, YJ Surh - Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research, 2008 - Elsevier
Chronic inflammation plays a multifaceted role in carcinogenesis. Mounting evidence from
preclinical and clinical studies suggests that persistent inflammation functions as a driving …

Nuclear interaction of EGFR and STAT3 in the activation of the iNOS/NO pathway

HW Lo, SC Hsu, M Ali-Seyed, M Gunduz, W Xia, Y Wei… - Cancer cell, 2005 - cell.com
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exists in the nucleus of highly proliferative cells
where it functions as a transcription factor. Although EGFR has transactivational activity, it …

COX-2: a molecular target for colorectal cancer prevention

JR Brown, RN DuBois - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2005 - ascopubs.org
Cyclooxygenase (COX), a key enzyme in the prostanoid biosynthetic pathway, has received
considerable attention due to its role in human cancers. Observational and randomized …

Nitric oxide, a double edged sword in cancer biology: searching for therapeutic opportunities

S Mocellin, V Bronte, D Nitti - Medicinal research reviews, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Nitric oxide (NO) is a pleiotropic molecule critical to a number of physiological and
pathological processes. The last decade has witnessed major advances in dissecting NO …

I. arginine

H Tapiero, G Mathé, P Couvreur, KD Tew - Biomedicine & …, 2002 - Elsevier
L-Arginine (Arg) is classified as an essential amino acid for birds, carnivores and young
mammals and a conditionally essential amino acid for adults. It is converted by arginase to L …

The role of inflammation in colon cancer

NB Janakiram, CV Rao - Inflammation and cancer, 2014 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the
world. CRC is responsible for more than 600,000 deaths annually and incidence rates are …