Understanding the Mechanism of Action of Melatonin, Which Induces ROS Production in Cancer Cells

• Main Authors: Javier Florido (Author), César Rodriguez-Santana (Author), Laura Martinez-Ruiz (Author), Alba López-Rodríguez (Author), Darío Acuña-Castroviejo (Author), Iryna Rusanova (Author), Germaine Escames (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) constitute a group of highly reactive molecules that have evolved as regulators of important signaling pathways. In this context, tumor cells have an altered redox balance compared to normal cells, which can be targeted as an antitumoral therapy by ROS levels and by dec...