The pleiotropic functions of reactive oxygen species in cancer

K Wu, AE El Zowalaty, VI Sayin… - Nature Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Cellular redox homeostasis is an essential, dynamic process that ensures the balance
between reducing and oxidizing reactions within cells and thus has implications across all …

Oxidative cell death in cancer: Mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

X An, W Yu, J Liu, D Tang, L Yang, X Chen - Cell Death & Disease, 2024 - nature.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are highly reactive oxygen-containing molecules generated
as natural byproducts during cellular processes, including metabolism. Under normal …

[HTML][HTML] Signal amplification in the KEAP1-NRF2-ARE antioxidant response pathway

S Liu, J Pi, Q Zhang - Redox biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The KEAP1-NRF2-ARE signaling pathway plays a central role in mediating the
adaptive cellular stress response to oxidative and electrophilic chemicals. This canonical …

Tumor cell plasticity in targeted therapy-induced resistance: mechanisms and new strategies

ZD Shi, K Pang, ZX Wu, Y Dong, L Hao… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Despite the success of targeted therapies in cancer treatment, therapy-induced resistance
remains a major obstacle to a complete cure. Tumor cells evade treatments and relapse via …

Heme oxygenase-1: an anti-inflammatory effector in cardiovascular, lung, and related metabolic disorders

SW Ryter - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The heme oxygenase (HO) enzyme system catabolizes heme to carbon monoxide (CO),
ferrous iron, and biliverdin-IXα (BV), which is reduced to bilirubin-IXα (BR) by biliverdin …

Ferroptosis: regulation by competition between NRF2 and BACH1 and propagation of the death signal

H Nishizawa, M Yamanaka, K Igarashi - The FEBS Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ferroptosis is triggered by a chain of intracellular labile iron‐dependent peroxidation of cell
membrane phospholipids. Ferroptosis is important not only as a cause of ischaemic and …

[HTML][HTML] Polyphenols as antioxidant/pro-oxidant compounds and donors of reducing species: Relationship with human antioxidant metabolism

CMC Andrés, JM Pérez de la Lastra, CA Juan, FJ Plou… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this review, we have focused mainly on the study of their antioxidant and pro-oxidant
capacity, and the analysis of the oxidation of the catechol group to o-quinone. The redox …

BACH1 promotes tissue necrosis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis susceptibility

EP Amaral, S Namasivayam, ATL Queiroz… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Oxidative stress triggers ferroptosis, a form of cellular necrosis characterized by iron-
dependent lipid peroxidation, and has been implicated in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) …

Ferroptosis and EMT: key targets for combating cancer progression and therapy resistance

Y Ren, X Mao, H Xu, Q Dang, S Weng, Y Zhang… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Iron-dependent lipid peroxidation causes ferroptosis, a form of regulated cell death. Crucial
steps in the formation of ferroptosis include the accumulation of ferrous ions (Fe2+) and lipid …

Crosstalk between ferroptosis and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition: Implications for inflammation and cancer therapy

N Ebrahimi, S Adelian, S Shakerian… - Cytokine & Growth …, 2022 - Elsevier
Both genomic instability and the presence of chronic inflammation are involved in
carcinogenesis and tumor progression. These alterations predispose the cancer cells to …