ReviewFree radical biology & medicine2017
Extracellular superoxide dismutase and its role in cancer.
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89 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 199 citations in OpenAlex.
- Serum levels of trace elements in patients with prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2025Pooled it
- Assessment of Antioxidant Enzyme Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) in Oral Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Disease markers · 2024Pooled it
- Redox Regulation in Glioblastoma: Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and Therapeutic Implications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- Potential role of Adansonia digitata nanoparticles on colorectal cancer induced by colorectal cancer cells (SW620) in nude mice.Journal, genetic engineering & biotechnology · 2026Article
- Multifaceted roles of superoxide dismutases (SODs) in cellular homeostasis and cancer progression: Redox regulation and therapeutic implications.Journal of medical biochemistry · 2026Article
- Targeting Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Strategies for Radiation-Induced Lung Injury.Journal of inflammation research · 2026Review
- Interplay of oxidative stress and antioxidant mechanisms in cancer development and progression.Archives of toxicology · 2026Review
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- Cancer-associated fibroblast-derived SOD3 enhances lymphangiogenesis to drive metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma.Angiogenesis · 2025Article
- Living on the Edge: ROS Homeostasis in Cancer Cells and Its Potential as a Therapeutic Target.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Therapeutic Applications and Mechanisms of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) in Different Pathogenesis.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- Exploration of the anticancer efficacy of a novel 1,3-thiazole analog in an ehrlich ascites carcinoma model:RSC advances · 2025Article
- Unraveling Racial Disparities in Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Comparative Bulk RNA-Sequencing Gene Expression Analysis.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Redox Balance in Cancer in the Context of Tumor Prevention and Treatment.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Copper in cancer: friend or foe? Metabolism, dysregulation, and therapeutic opportunities.Cancer communications (London, England) · 2025Review
- Role of Oxidative Stress in the Occurrence, Development, and Treatment of Breast Cancer.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- NOX proteins and ROS generation: role in invadopodia formation and cancer cell invasion.Biological research · 2024Review
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Abstract
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are increasingly recognized as critical determinants of cellular signaling and a strict balance of ROS levels must be maintained to ensure proper cellular function and survival. Notably, ROS is increased in cancer cells. The superoxide dismutase family plays an essential physiological role in mitigating deleterious effects of ROS. Due to the compartmentalization of ROS signaling, EcSOD, the only superoxide dismutase in the extracellular space, has unique characteristics and functions in cellular signal transduction. In comparison to the other two intracellular SODs, EcSOD is a relatively new comer in terms of its tumor suppressive role in cancer and the mechanisms involved are less well understood. Nevertheless, the degree of differential expression of this extracellular antioxidant in cancer versus normal cells/tissues is more pronounced and prevalent than the other SODs. A significant association of low EcSOD expression with reduced cancer patient survival further suggests that loss of extracellular redox regulation promotes a conducive microenvironment that favors cancer progression. The vast array of mechanisms reported in mediating deregulation of EcSOD expression, function, and cellular distribution also supports that loss of this extracellular antioxidant provides a selective advantage to cancer cells. Moreover, overexpression of EcSOD inhibits tumor growth and metastasis, indicating a role as a tumor suppressor. This review focuses on the current understanding of the mechanisms of deregulation and tumor suppressive function of EcSOD in cancer.
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