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Reactive Oxygen Species: Synthesis and Their Relationship with Cancer-A Review

Reactive Oxygen Species: Synthesis and Their Relationship with Cancer-A Review

Ayesha Noreen1, Dilara A. Bukhari2 and Abdul Rehman1,*

1Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, New Campus, Lahore 54590
2Department of Zoology, GC University Lahore, Lahore 54590

*      Corresponding author: rehman_mmg@yahoo.com

 

ABSTRACT

The reactive oxygen species (ROS) can be generated by intake of environmental pollutants, smoke, tobacco, xenobiotic, drugs, medical materials, radiations, pesticides, industrial solvents and ozone. The processes running in the cell membranes, peroxisomes, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum also generate ROS. ROS can be activated by numerous external factors, and play an important role in cancer growth and metastasis. ROS and tumor cell interaction could activate the signalling pathways, promoting cell proliferation, invasion, inducing angiogenesis, inflammation and cellular transformation in cancer. A better understanding into the mechanism of ROS in cancer progression might be useful for the development of biomarkers and therapeutic strategies. The objective of this review was to summarize the roles of ROS in different stages of cancer, cell invasion, angiogenesis and metastasis.

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Pakistan Journal of Zoology

October

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 5, pp. 2001-2500

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