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Christina Piperi1, Christos Adamopoulos1, Athanasios G Papavassiliou1
1Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Abstract:
Glycative stress from endogenous and exogenous advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) has been implicated to cancer development and progression. Dicarbonyl compounds, the main AGE precursors and crosslinked AGE forms may directly react with proteins, lipids and nucleic acids, modify their structure and affect tissue microenvironment. They may also induce elevation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and enhance cellular oxidative stress, an important regulator of cancer hallmarks. Moreover, the activation of AGE-receptor for AGE (RAGE) signalling pathways mediates inflammation, oxidative stress, autophagy and apoptosis leading to genomic instability and cancer initiation. Here, we provide evidence on the impact of glycative stress in promoting human tumorigenesis and we discuss the potential application of anti-glycating agents, RAGE and glyoxalase-1 inhibitors in cancer prevention.
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