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JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 120, Issue 5, Pages 6868-6877Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.28007
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cervical cancer; oxidative stress; pathogenesis; resistance to therapy
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Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the most common cancers among females, and it is most notable in developing countries. The exact etiology of CC is poorly understood; but, smoking, oral contraceptives, immunosuppression, and infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) may increase the risk of CC. There is also an association between CC and oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is caused by a disturbed oxidant-antioxidant balance in favor of the former, leading to an excessive generation of free radicals, particularly reactive oxygen species (ROS), and subsequently to biological damages. Thus, redox enzymatic and nonenzymatic regulators are required to maintain the redox homeostasis. Dysregulated antioxidants system and the pathogenic role of oxidative stress in CC have been investigated in several clinical and preclinical studies. In this study, we reviewed studies that have addressed the cross-talk between oxidative stress and CC pathogenesis and resistance to therapy.
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