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Elevated Malondialdehyde Correlates with the Extent of Primary Tumor and Predicts Poor Prognosis of Oropharyngeal Cancer
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| Original title: | Elevated Malondialdehyde Correlates with the Extent of Primary Tumor and Predicts Poor Prognosis of Oropharyngeal Cancer |
| Authors: | Richard Salzman, Lukáš Pácal, Josef Tomandl, Kateřina Kaňková, Eva Tothova, Břetislav Gál, Rom Kostřica |
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| Citation: | SALZMAN, Richard, Lukáš PÁCAL, Josef TOMANDL, Kateřina KAŇKOVÁ,
Eva TOTHOVA, Břetislav GÁL and Rom KOSTŘICA. Elevated
Malondialdehyde Correlates with the Extent of Primary Tumor and
Predicts Poor Prognosis of Oropharyngeal Cancer. Anticancer
Research, Greece: INT INST ANTICANCER RESEARCH, 2009, 10/2009,
No 29, p. 4227 -4231. ISSN 0250 -7005.Export BibTeX |
| Original language: | English |
| Field: | ORL, ophthalmology, stomatology |
| Type: | Article in Periodical |
| Keywords: | head and neck carcinoma prognosis oxidative stress malondialdehyde |
There is substantial evidence that oxidative stress participates in carcinogenesis (1-4). Oxidative stress, defined as an imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and removal, results from the overproduction of ROS, decreased antioxidant defence or a combination of both. ROS-induced damage of macromolecules can lead to changes of their structure and, consequently, function. Oxidative damage of membrane phospholipids is called lipid peroxidation with malondialdehyde (MDA), an end-product of lipid peroxidation, being a widely used marker of cell exposure to oxidative stress (2-6). In addition, MDA is suggested to act as a tumor promoter and co-carcinogenic agent due to its high cytotoxicity (2, 3).
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