Redox Regulation in Cancer: A Double-edged Sword with Therapeutic Potential

Oxidative stress, implicated in the etiology of cancer, results from an imbalance in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cell’s own antioxidant defenses. ROS deregulate the redox homeostasis and promote tumor formation by initiating an aberrant induction of signaling networks that ca...

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Main Authors: Asha Acharya, Ila Das, Des Chandhok, Tapas Saha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/oxim.3.1.10095