2004•Journal of Qilu OncologyRequires access

Cancer and the antioxidant defense system

MA Li-wen

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Human beings have evolved with an antioxidant systems protecting them from oxidative damage.It includes superoxide dismutase(SOD),catalase(CAT),reduced glutathione(GSH),glutathione peroxidase(GPx),glutathione transferase(GST) and so on.They play a role in tumorigenesis and tumor progression.The relationship of cancer and the antioxidant system is reviewed in this article.

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Key concepts: Superoxide dismutase, Glutathione peroxidase, Antioxidant, Glutathione, Catalase, Cancer, Carcinogenesis, Glutathione transferase