ReviewRedox biology2020
Exercise shapes redox signaling in cancer.
Review in Redox biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exercise Interventions for Depression, Anxiety, and Quality of Life in Older Adults With Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Physical Exercise and the use of Doxorubicin on Cardiac Function in Rodents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Current cardiology reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Exercise and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers among Adult with Cancer: A Systematic Review.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022Pooled it
- The effect of two remote exercise programs on cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiac function, and vascular health in patients with breast cancer.Physiological reports · 2026Trial
- Digital Therapeutics-Based Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation for Lung Cancer Survivors: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Trial
- Investigation of exercise-mimetic bioactive molecules as modulators of MMP activity and expression in cancer cells.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2026Article
- AB-Flu nanodrug combined with exercise intervention enhances ROS-mediated antitumor effects in melanoma.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Physical Activity and Cancer Incidence and Mortality: Current Evidence and Biological Mechanisms.Cancers · 2025Review
- Physical Activity, Genetic Susceptibility, and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Type 2 Diabetes: A Large Population-Based Cohort Study.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025Observational
- Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic comorbidities in colorectal cancer survivors: a nationwide cohort study on the role of metabolic syndrome.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
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- Association of daily physical activity and leisure-time exercise with dysphagia risk in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Regulation of Redox Profile and Genomic Instability by Physical Exercise Contributes to Neuroprotection in Mice with Experimental Glioblastoma.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Physical activity, polygenic risk score, and colorectal cancer risk.Cancer medicine · 2023Article
- Physical Training Protects Against Brain Toxicity in Mice Exposed to an Experimental Model of Glioblastoma.Neurochemical research · 2022Article
- Modulating Tumour Hypoxia in Prostate Cancer Through Exercise: The Impact of Redox Signalling on Radiosensitivity.Sports medicine - open · 2022Article
- Melatonin Attenuates Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Oxidative Stress by Activating Mitochondrial Fusion in Cardiomyocytes.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022Article
- Evidence-Based Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training on Exercise Capacity and Health: A Review with Historical Perspective.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Physical activity and cancer risk. Actual knowledge and possible biological mechanisms.Radiology and oncology · 2021Review
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
In this paper of the special issue dedicated for the Olympics 2020, we put the light on an exciting facet of exercise-oncology, which may still be unknown to some audience. Accumulating convincing evidences show that exercise reduces cancer progression and recurrence mainly in colon and breast cancer patients. Interestingly, the positive effects of exercise on cancer outcomes were mainly observed when patients practiced vigorous exercise of 6 METs or more. At the molecular level, experimental studies highlighted that regular vigorous exercise could reduce tumor growth by driving changes in immune system, metabolism, hormones, systemic inflammation, angiogenesis and redox status. In the present review, we describe the main redox-sensitive mechanisms mediated by exercise. These redox mechanisms are of particular therapeutic interest as they may explain the emerging preclinical findings proving that the association of vigorous exercise with chemotherapy or radiotherapy improves the anti-cancer responses of both interventions. Clinical and preclinical studies converge to support the practice of exercise as an adjuvant therapy that improves cancer outcomes. The understanding of the underpinning molecular mechanisms of exercise in cancer can open new avenues to improve cancer care in patients.
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