Reactive oxygen species and cancer paradox: to promote or to suppress?

S Galadari, A Rahman, S Pallichankandy… - Free Radical Biology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS), a group of highly reactive ions and molecules, are
increasingly being appreciated as powerful signaling molecules involved in the regulation of …

Melatonin, a full service anti-cancer agent: inhibition of initiation, progression and metastasis

RJ Reiter, SA Rosales-Corral, DX Tan… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
There is highly credible evidence that melatonin mitigates cancer at the initiation,
progression and metastasis phases. In many cases, the molecular mechanisms …

ROS stress in cancer cells and therapeutic implications

H Pelicano, D Carney, P Huang - Drug resistance updates, 2004 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are constantly generated and eliminated in the biological
system, and play important roles in a variety of normal biochemical functions and abnormal …

Mitochondrial defects in cancer

JS Carew, P Huang - Molecular cancer, 2002 - Springer
Mitochondria play important roles in cellular energy metabolism, free radical generation, and
apoptosis. Defects in mitochondrial function have long been suspected to contribute to the …

Inhibition of mitochondrial respiration: a novel strategy to enhance drug-induced apoptosis in human leukemia cells by a reactive oxygen species-mediated …

H Pelicano, L Feng, Y Zhou, JS Carew… - Journal of Biological …, 2003 - ASBMB
Cancer cells are under intrinsic increased oxidative stress and vulnerable to free radical-
induced apoptosis. Here, we report a strategy to hinder mitochondrial electron transport and …

Programmed cell death via mitochondria: different modes of dying

M Bras, B Queenan, SA Susin - Biochemistry (Moscow), 2005 - Springer
Programmed cell death (PCD) is a major component of normal development, preservation of
tissue homeostasis, and elimination of damaged cells. Many studies have subdivided PCD …

Mitochondrial complex I inhibitor rotenone-induced toxicity and its potential mechanisms in Parkinson's disease models

N Xiong, X Long, J Xiong, M Jia, C Chen… - Critical reviews in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The etiology of Parkinson's disease (PD) is attributed to both environmental and genetic
factors. The development of PD reportedly involves mitochondrial impairment, oxidative …

Acquisition of chemoresistance in gliomas is associated with increased mitochondrial coupling and decreased ROS production

CR Oliva, DR Moellering, GY Gillespie, CE Griguer - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Temozolomide (TMZ) is an alkylating agent used for treating gliomas. Chemoresistance is a
severe limitation to TMZ therapy; there is a critical need to understand the underlying …

Mitochondria and oxidative stress in ovarian endometriosis

C Chen, Y Zhou, C Hu, Y Wang, Z Yan, Z Li… - Free Radical Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Endometriosis is associated with inflammatory reaction, and reactive oxidative species
(ROS) are highly pro-inflammatory factors. Mitochondria are responsible for the production …

Stereotaxical infusion of rotenone: a reliable rodent model for Parkinson's disease

N Xiong, J Huang, Z Zhang, Z Zhang, J Xiong, X Liu… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
A clinically-related animal model of Parkinson's disease (PD) may enable the elucidation of
the etiology of the disease and assist the development of medications. However, none of the …