Nrf2-mediated redox signaling in arsenic carcinogenesis: A review

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 383-396

  Sinha, Dona ^a   Biswas, Jaydip ^a   Bishayee, Anupam ^b  

^a CHITTARANJAN NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (India)

^b American University of Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Carcinogenicity; Chemoprevention; Nrf2; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; KELCH LIKE ECH ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2;

ANTIOXIDANT RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; COLON CANCER; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTROPHILIC RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; SKIN CANCER; TOXICOKINETICS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC POISONING; ARSENICALS; CARCINOGENS; CHEMOPREVENTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; NF-E2-RELATED FACTOR 2; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84873703254     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: 14320738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-012-0920-5     Document Type: Article

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