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ReviewFASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology2025

NOX Family: Regulators of Reactive Oxygen Species Balance in Tumor Cells.

Bin Xiong, Yang Zhang, Siyi Liu, Shan Liao, Zihua Zhou, Qian He, Yanhong Zhou

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Review in FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Bin XiongDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine Central South University/Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yang ZhangCancer Research Institute, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Siyi LiuCancer Research Institute, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3175-2862
Shan LiaoDepartment of Pathology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Zihua ZhouDepartment of Oncology, Loudi Central Hospital, Loudi, Hunan, China.
Qian HeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine Central South University/Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yanhong ZhouCancer Research Institute, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9498-4439

Funding

The College student innovation and entreprenurship project of Central South University S202410533083The Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation 2022JJ70032The Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation 2025JJ50487The Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation 2025JJ80826
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer cells are capable of surviving, proliferating, and invading or migrating within hypoxic environments by regulating various adaptive mechanisms. Due to the activation of oncogenes and the inactivation of tumor suppressor genes, and relative deficiencies in oxygen and nutrients, cancer cells demonstrate elevated production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), primarily sourced from NADPH oxidases (NOX family). A key aspect of the reorientation of tumor cell metabolism is the combating of cellular oxidative stress through the promotion of antioxidant molecule synthesis to counteract ROS production. Given that most cancers experience hypoxia and that NOX is closely linked to numerous redox-dependent signaling pathways, the expression and function of NOX are altered in various malignancies. Therefore, this review summarizes the characteristics of NOX family members, their influence on tumor proliferation, invasion, and migration, the role of NOX in promoting tumor angiogenesis, the impact of NOX on the function of immune cells within the tumor microenvironment, and the potential of targeting NOX in tumor therapy. This aims to offer a fresh viewpoint on a comprehensive understanding of the functions of NOX family members.

Indexed as

NADPH OxidasesNeoplasmsReactive Oxygen SpeciesAnimalsCell ProliferationHumansNeovascularization, PathologicOxidative StressSignal TransductionTumor MicroenvironmentNADPH OxidasesReactive Oxygen SpeciesNADPH oxidaseROStherapytumor angiogenesistumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID40266050
PMCPMC12017260

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