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Role of areca nut in betel quid-associated chemical carcinogenesis: current awareness and future perspectives

Jiiang-Huei Jeng, +2 more
- 01 Sep 2001 - 
- Vol. 37, Iss: 6, pp 477-492
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It would appear that AN toxicity is not completely due to its polyphenol, tannin and alkaloid content, and further studies are needed to delineate the metabolism of AN ingredient and their roles in the multi-step chemical carcinogenesis, to enhance the success of the future chemoprevention of oral cancer and oral submucous fibrosis.
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This article is published in Oral Oncology.The article was published on 2001-09-01. It has received 382 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Oral submucous fibrosis & Areca.

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The enigmatic epidemiology of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

TL;DR: There is a clear need for large-scale, population-based molecular epidemiologic studies to elucidate how environmental, viral, and genetic factors interact in both the development and the prevention of this disease.
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Oral submucous fibrosis: review on aetiology and pathogenesis.

TL;DR: Current evidence implicates collagen-related genes in the susceptibility and pathogenesis of OSF and the individual mechanisms operating at various stages of the disease-initial, intermediate and advanced need further study in order to propose appropriate therapeutic interventions.
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Alert for an epidemic of oral cancer due to use of the betel quid substitutes gutkha and pan masala: a review of agents and causative mechanisms

TL;DR: Evidence that strongly supports causative mechanisms for genotoxicity and carcinogenicity of these substitute products, including gutkha and pan masala, are strongly implicated in the recent increase in the incidence of oral submucous fibrosis is reviewed.
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Independent and combined effects of tobacco smoking, chewing and alcohol drinking on the risk of oral, pharyngeal and esophageal cancers in Indian men

TL;DR: A significant dose‐response relationship for duration and amount of consumption of the 3 habits with the development of the above 3 neoplasms was observed and significant decreases in risks for all 3 cancer sites were observed in subjects who quit smoking even among those who had quit smoking 2–4 years before the interview.
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Head and neck cancer in the betel quid chewing area: recent advances in molecular carcinogenesis

TL;DR: The molecular and cellular aspects of HNC carcinogenesis in Taiwan, an endemic betel quid chewing area, are discussed, which may provide critical clues for diagnosis, prognosis, individualization of therapy and molecular therapeutics.
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Mutagenicity of betel quid and its ingredients using mammalian test systems.

TL;DR: The mutagenic potential of betel quid and its ingredients (known colloquially as PAN) were tested in two short term mutagenicity assays, the micronucleus test and a mammalian gene mutation test and the data presented correlate well with previous tumorigenicity data on these compounds.
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A study of betel quid carcinogenesis. IV. Analysis of the saliva of betel chewers: a preliminary report.

TL;DR: This article found N-nitrosoguvacoline in the saliva of betel-quid chewers (2.2-350 ppb) when the quid contains tobacco, N′-nitrosonornicotine, 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (1.0-2.3 ppb), and N′-(nitrosoanatabine) (3.2−39.5 ppb).
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Inflammation, Oxidative DNA Damage, and Carcinogenesis

TL;DR: In vivo studies demonstrated that SENCAR mice, which are sensitive to promotion by TPA, have a more intense inflammatory reaction in skin than C57LB/6 mice,Which are resistant to promotion to this nongenotoxic agent.
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Carcinogenic Effect of a Dimethyl Sulphoxide Extract of Betel Nut on the Mucosa of the Hamster Buccal Pouch

TL;DR: It is found that repeated, topical applications of DMSO extracts of betel nut to the mucosa of the buccal pouch of hamsters result in the development of leukoplakia and tumours.
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Inhibition of the migration, attachment, spreading, growth and collagen synthesis of human gingival fibroblasts by arecoline, a major areca alkaloid, in vitro

TL;DR: Because of repeated and long-term exposure to arecoline, BQ chewers could be more susceptible to periodontal damage and less responsive to new attachment procedures.
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