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NATURE REVIEWS CANCER
Volume 3, Issue 4, Pages 276-285Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nrc1046
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Free radicals are ubiquitous in our body and are generated by normal physiological processes, including aerobic metabolism and inflammatory responses, to eliminate invading pathogenic microorganisms. Because free radicals can also inflict cellular damage, several defences have evolved both to protect our cells from radicals - such as antioxidant scavengers and enzymes - and to repair DNA damage. Understanding the association between chronic inflammation and cancer provides insights into the molecular mechanisms involved. In particular, we highlight the interaction between nitric oxide and p53 as a crucial pathway in inflammatory-mediated carcinogenesis.
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