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Gasotransmitters in the tumor microenvironment: Impacts on cancer chemotherapy (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Abbas Salihi
    • Mohammed A. Al‑Naqshabandi
    • Zhikal Omar Khudhur
    • Zjwan Housein
    • Harmand A. Hama
    • Ramyar M. Abdullah
    • Bashdar Mahmud Hussen
    • Twana Alkasalias
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  • Published online on: May 25, 2022     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2022.12749
  • Article Number: 233
  • Copyright: © Salihi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Nitric oxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide are three endogenous gasotransmitters that serve a role in regulating normal and pathological cellular activities. They can stimulate or inhibit cancer cell proliferation and invasion, as well as interfere with cancer cell responses to drug treatments. Understanding the molecular pathways governing the interactions between these gases and the tumor microenvironment can be utilized for the identification of a novel technique to disrupt cancer cell interactions and may contribute to the conception of effective and safe cancer therapy strategies. The present review discusses the effects of these gases in modulating the action of chemotherapies, as well as prospective pharmacological and therapeutic interfering approaches. A deeper knowledge of the mechanisms that underpin the cellular and pharmacological effects, as well as interactions, of each of the three gases could pave the way for therapeutic treatments and translational research.
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Salihi A, Al‑Naqshabandi MA, Khudhur ZO, Housein Z, Hama HA, Abdullah RM, Hussen BM and Alkasalias T: Gasotransmitters in the tumor microenvironment: Impacts on cancer chemotherapy (Review). Mol Med Rep 26: 233, 2022.
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Salihi, A., Al‑Naqshabandi, M.A., Khudhur, Z.O., Housein, Z., Hama, H.A., Abdullah, R.M. ... Alkasalias, T. (2022). Gasotransmitters in the tumor microenvironment: Impacts on cancer chemotherapy (Review). Molecular Medicine Reports, 26, 233. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2022.12749
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Salihi, A., Al‑Naqshabandi, M. A., Khudhur, Z. O., Housein, Z., Hama, H. A., Abdullah, R. M., Hussen, B. M., Alkasalias, T."Gasotransmitters in the tumor microenvironment: Impacts on cancer chemotherapy (Review)". Molecular Medicine Reports 26.1 (2022): 233.
Chicago
Salihi, A., Al‑Naqshabandi, M. A., Khudhur, Z. O., Housein, Z., Hama, H. A., Abdullah, R. M., Hussen, B. M., Alkasalias, T."Gasotransmitters in the tumor microenvironment: Impacts on cancer chemotherapy (Review)". Molecular Medicine Reports 26, no. 1 (2022): 233. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2022.12749