RT Journal Article
T1 Potential of Melatonin as Adjuvant Therapy of Oral Cancer in the Era of Epigenomics
A1 Capote-Moreno, Ana
A1 Ramos Alonso, Eva
A1 Egea, Javier
A1 López-Muñoz, Francisco
A1 Gil-Martín, Emilio
A1 Romero Martínez, Manuel Alejandro
AB The wide variety of epigenetic controls available is rapidly expanding the knowledge of molecular biology even overflowing it. At the same time, it can illuminate unsuspected ways of understanding the etiology of cancer. New emerging therapeutic horizons, then, promise to overcome the current antitumor strategies need. The translational utility of this complexity is particularly welcome in oral cancer (OC), in which natural history is alarmingly disappointing due to the invasive and mutilating surgery, the high relapsing rate, the poor quality of life and the reduced survival after diagnosis. Melatonin activates protective receptor-dependent and receptor-independent processes that prevent tissue cancerisation and inhibit progressive tumor malignancy and metastasis. Related evidence has shown that melatonin pleiotropy encompasses gene expression regulation through all the three best-characterized epigenetic mechanisms: DNA methylation, chromatin modification, and non-coding RNA. OC has received less attention than other cancers despite prognosis is usually negative and there are no significant therapy improvements recorded in the past decade. However, a large research effort is being carried out to elucidate how melatonin´s machinery can prevent epigenetic insults that lead to cancer. In the light of recent findings, a comprehensive examination of biochemistry through which melatonin may reverse epigenetic aberrations in OC is an extraordinary opportunity to take a step forward in the clinical management of patients.
PB MDPI
SN 2072-6694
YR 2019
FD 2019-11-02
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/7929
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/7929
LA eng
NO Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)/FEDER
DS Docta Complutense
RD 30 abr 2024