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Therapeutic Potential of Natural Agents Against Oxidative Stress-Influenced Colitis-Associated Cancer

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Handbook of Oxidative Stress in Cancer: Therapeutic Aspects

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The association among inflammation, oxidative stress, and cancer is an established epidemiological data. Oxidative stress is responsible for the production of ROS (reactive oxygen species) and for the diminishing of the antioxidant resistance system. ROS are highly generated by the immune system products as a result of inflammatory reactions. The oxidative stress generated in an inflamed tissue with non-infective cause is a major risk factor for the result of development of different types of malignant cancer. Untreated chronic inflammation in the colon may lead to colitis-associated cancer (CAC) which is a type of colorectal cancer (CRC). It is the characterization of the inflammation of the large bowel (IBD – inflammatory bowel diseases). There are many works with proven data demonstrating that inflammation, oxidative stress, and cancer are closely associated. Here, the mechanism of oxidative stress in causing CAC, sources of the free radicals, various pathways affected by ROS leading to tumor progression, and antioxidant defense mechanisms are focused.

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Correspondence to Ashok Kumar Pandurangan .

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Venkatesan, A. et al. (2022). Therapeutic Potential of Natural Agents Against Oxidative Stress-Influenced Colitis-Associated Cancer. In: Chakraborti, S. (eds) Handbook of Oxidative Stress in Cancer: Therapeutic Aspects. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5422-0_8

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