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Potential implications of hydrogen peroxide in the pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies of gliomas

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Glioma is the most common type of primary brain tumor, and it has a high mortality rate. Currently, there are only a few therapeutic approaches for gliomas, and their effects are unsatisfactory. Therefore, uncovering the pathogenesis and exploring more therapeutic strategies for the treatment of gliomas are urgently needed to overcome the ongoing challenges. Cellular redox imbalance has been shown to be associated with the initiation and progression of gliomas. Among reactive oxygen species (ROS), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is considered the most suitable for redox signaling and is a potential candidate as a key molecule that determines the fate of cancer cells. In this review, we discuss the potential cellular and molecular roles of H2O2 in gliomagenesis and explore the potential implications of H2O2 in radiotherapy and chemotherapy and in the ongoing challenges of current glioma treatment. Moreover, we evaluate H2O2 as a potential redox sensor and potential driver molecule of nanocatalytic therapeutic strategies for glioma treatment.

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This study was supported by grants from the Startup Fund for Scientific Research, Fujian Medical University (2016QH004 and 2017XQ1003), Fujian Provincial Project of Education and Science for Young and Middle-aged Teachers (JAT170211 and JAT170216), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81970993), the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (2019J01297), the Medical Innovation Grant of Fujian Province (2019-CX-36), and Fujian Medical University (XRCZX2017019).

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Ying Zhou and Long Wang contributed equally to this work.

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Zhou, Y., Wang, L., Wang, C. et al. Potential implications of hydrogen peroxide in the pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies of gliomas. Arch. Pharm. Res. 43, 187–203 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12272-020-01205-6

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