Redox regulation of cell survival

D Trachootham, W Lu, MA Ogasawara… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2008 - liebertpub.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) play important roles in
regulation of cell survival. In general, moderate levels of ROS/RNS may function as signals …

ROS and p53: a versatile partnership

B Liu, Y Chen, DKS Clair - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
The tumor suppressor protein p53 is a redox-active transcription factor that organizes and
directs cellular responses in the face of a variety of stresses that lead to genomic instability …

The Myc oncoprotein as a therapeutic target for human cancer

M Vita, M Henriksson - Seminars in cancer biology, 2006 - Elsevier
Myc expression is deregulated in a wide range of human cancers and is often associated
with aggressive, poorly differentiated tumors. The Myc protein is a transcription factor that …

Reactive oxygen species mediate doxorubicin induced p53-independent apoptosis

WP Tsang, SPY Chau, SK Kong, KP Fung, TT Kwok - Life sciences, 2003 - Elsevier
Doxorubicin (DOX) is a common anticancer drug. The mechanisms of DOX induced
apoptosis and the involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in apoptotic signaling were …

Reactive oxygen species: current knowledge and applications in cancer research and therapeutic

ATY Lau, Y Wang, JF Chiu - Journal of cellular biochemistry, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are natural products inevitably generated along cellular
metabolism. Due to their highly reactive nature, which can damage DNA, proteins and lipids …

Apoptosis and melanoma: molecular mechanisms

MR Hussein, AK Haemel… - The Journal of Pathology: A …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Melanoma cells can undergo self‐destruction via programmed cell death, ie apoptosis. In
these tumours, the molecular components of apoptosis include positive (apoptotic) and …

c-Myc phosphorylation is required for cellular response to oxidative stress

B Benassi, M Fanciulli, F Fiorentino, A Porrello… - Molecular cell, 2006 - cell.com
Aside from the well-established roles of c-Myc in the regulation of cell cycle, differentiation,
and apoptosis, a recent picture is beginning to emerge linking c-Myc to the regulation of …

Heat stress induces apoptosis through transcription-independent p53-mediated mitochondrial pathways in human umbilical vein endothelial cell

ZT Gu, H Wang, L Li, YS Liu, XB Deng, SF Huo… - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Cells apoptosis induced by intense heat stress is the prominent feature of heat-related
illness. However, little is known about the biological effects of heat stress on cells apoptosis …

Asiatic acid induces apoptosis in SK-MEL-2 human melanoma cells

BC Park, KO Bosire, ES Lee, YS Lee, JA Kim - Cancer letters, 2005 - Elsevier
Asiatic acid (AA) is a pentacyclic triterpene found in Centella asiatica. In the present study,
the mechanism of anticancer effect of AA on skin cancer was investigated. AA decreased …

Targeting c-MYC in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

JM Reyes-González, GN Armaiz-Peña… - Molecular cancer …, 2015 - AACR
The purpose of this study was to investigate the molecular and therapeutic effects of siRNA-
mediated c-MYC silencing in cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer. Statistical analysis of …