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Redox Control of the Cell Cycle in Health and Disease
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Redox Control of the Cell Cycle in Health and Disease

Ehab H Sarsour, Maneesh G Kumar, Leena Chaudhuri, Amanda L Kalen and Prabhat C Goswami
Antioxidants & redox signaling, Vol.11(12), pp.2985-3011
12/2009
DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2513
PMCID: PMC2783918
PMID: 19505186
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https://doi.org/10.1089/ars.2009.2513View
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Abstract

The cellular oxidation and reduction (redox) environment is influenced by the production and removal of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In recent years, several reports support the hypothesis that cellular ROS levels could function as ''second messengers'' regulating numerous cellular processes, including proliferation. Periodic oscillations in the cellular redox environment, a redox cycle, regulate cell-cycle progression from quiescence (G(0)) to proliferation (G(1), S, G(2), and M) and back to quiescence. A loss in the redox control of the cell cycle could lead to aberrant proliferation, a hallmark of various human pathologies. This review discusses the literature that supports the concept of a redox cycle controlling the mammalian cell cycle, with an emphasis on how this control relates to proliferative disorders including cancer, wound healing, fibrosis, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases. We hypothesize that reestablishing the redox control of the cell cycle by manipulating the cellular redox environment could improve many aspects of the proliferative disorders.

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