Role of Stress-Survival Pathways and Transcriptomic Alterations in Progression of Colorectal Cancer: A Health Disparities Perspective

Urbashi Basnet, Abhijeet R. Patil, Aditi Kulkarni and Sourav Roy
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Urbashi Basnet: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
Abhijeet R. Patil: Computational Science Program, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
Aditi Kulkarni: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
Sourav Roy: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 11, 1-20

Abstract: Every year, more than a million individuals are diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) across the world. Certain lifestyle and genetic factors are known to drive the high incidence and mortality rates in some groups of individuals. The presence of enormous amounts of reactive oxygen species is implicated for the on-set and carcinogenesis, and oxidant scavengers are thought to be important in CRC therapy. In this review, we focus on the ethnicity-based CRC disparities in the U.S., the negative effects of oxidative stress and apoptosis, and gene regulation in CRC carcinogenesis. We also highlight the use of antioxidants for CRC treatment, along with screening for certain regulatory genetic elements and oxidative stress indicators as potential biomarkers to determine the CRC risk and progression.

Keywords: oxidative stress; antioxidants; apoptosis; gene regulation; microRNAs; biomarkers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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