The multifaceted role of reactive oxygen species in tumorigenesis

A Kirtonia, G Sethi, M Garg - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Redox homeostasis is an essential requirement of the biological systems for performing
various normal cellular functions including cellular growth, differentiation, senescence …

Targeting cancer cells by ROS-mediated mechanisms: a radical therapeutic approach?

D Trachootham, J Alexandre, P Huang - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2009 - nature.com
Increased generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and an altered redox status have
long been observed in cancer cells, and recent studies suggest that this biochemical …

Mitochondria as a source of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species: from molecular mechanisms to human health

TR Figueira, MH Barros, AA Camargo… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Mitochondrially generated reactive oxygen species are involved in a myriad of signaling and
damaging pathways in different tissues. In addition, mitochondria are an important target of …

Environmental toxicity, oxidative stress and apoptosis: menage a trois

R Franco, R Sánchez-Olea, EM Reyes-Reyes… - … /Genetic Toxicology and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Apoptosis is an evolutionary conserved homeostatic process involved in distinct
physiological processes including organ and tissue morphogenesis, development and …

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 …

Targeting thioredoxin reductase is a basis for cancer therapy by arsenic trioxide

J Lu, EH Chew, A Holmgren - Proceedings of the national …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Arsenic trioxide (ATO) is an effective cancer therapeutic drug for acute promyelocytic
leukemia and has potential anticancer activity against a wide range of solid tumors. ATO …

Arsenic trioxide—an old drug rediscovered

A Emadi, SD Gore - Blood reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
Over the last 17years, clinical trials conducted worldwide have demonstrated the efficacy of
arsenic trioxide (As2O3) in the treatment of relapsed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) …

NOD-like receptor signaling in inflammation-associated cancers: from functions to targeted therapies

P Liu, Z Lu, L Liu, R Li, Z Liang, M Shen, H Xu, D Ren… - Phytomedicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Recently, many studies have reported that some botanicals and natural
products were able to regulate NOD-like receptor signaling. NOD-like receptors (NLRs) …

Metals and metal compounds in cancer treatment

B Desoize - Anticancer Research, 2004 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Metals and metal compounds have been used in medicine for several thousands of years. In
this review we summarized the anti-cancer activities of the ten most active metals: arsenic …

Arsenical-based cancer drugs

PJ Dilda, PJ Hogg - Cancer treatment reviews, 2007 - Elsevier
Arsenic is a semi-metal or metalloid with two biologically important oxidation states, As (III)
and As (V). As (III), in particular, reacts with closely spaced protein thiols, forming stable …