Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Cancer
A special issue of Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 38691
Special Issue Editor
Interests: molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases and cancer; intracellular signaling; mitochondrial function; endothelial function; beta-adrenergic receptors; oxidative stress; inflammation; mechanisms of cardiac damage in response to anti-cancer drugs and Fabry disease
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Oxidative stress due to the excessive production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) activates pro-inflammatory pathways that are involved in many pathologic conditions, such as diabetes, cardiovascular, cancer, and autoimmune diseases. In particular, several studies suggest the existence of functional crosstalk between chronic inflammation and cancer. Oxidative stress induces the activation of pro-inflammatory transcription factors, leading to a significant increase in inflammatory molecules, which contributes to the development of an inflammatory tumor environment. Inflammation predisposes a patient to the development of cancer and promotes all stages of tumorigenesis, favoring tumor cell proliferation, survival, and migration. Some molecular mechanisms that mediate this crosstalk have been elucidated, leading to the identification of several effectors, such as transcription factors (NFkappaB, AP-1, p53, HIF-1α, PPAR-γ, β-catenin/Wnt, Nrf2) and protein kinases (GRKs, PI3K, MAPK), but other molecular and cellular mechanisms remain to be clarified. Based on these findings, it is likely that targeting inflammation could be a promising strategy for cancer prevention and treatment. In this context, the design and synthesis of specific molecules/drugs that inhibit the inflammatory triggers of cancer could be useful for therapeutic purposes. Moreover, the identification of specific biomarkers could be promising for cancer prevention. Contributions aimed at increasing the knowledge of the molecular mechanisms that are involved in the crosstalk between inflammation and cancer or suggest novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Daniela Sorriento
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Inflammation
- Oxidative stress
- Cancer
- Inflammatory pathways
- Molecular mechanisms
- Inflammatory pathway inhibitors
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