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Nuclear factor-kappaB in development, prevention, and therapy of cancer
1Head and Neck Surgery Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. vanwaesc@nidcd.nih.gov
Abstract:
Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) is a signal transcription factor that has emerged as an important modulator of altered gene programs and malignant phenotype in development of cancer. Major carcinogens and oncogenic viruses induce NF-kappaB activation, and a variety of subsequent oncogenic events contribute to a progressive increase in constitutive NF-kappaB activation as an important common pathway in most forms of cancer. NF-kappaB target genes promote tumor cell proliferation, survival, migration, inflammation, and angiogenesis. Inhibition of NF-kappaB has been found to be an important mechanism of action of steroids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and natural and synthetic compounds that show therapeutic and preventive activity. Newer agents targeting the proteasome, inhibitor-kappaB kinase, and other upstream kinases involved in NF-kappaB activation have shown anticancer activity in clinical or preclinical studies.
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