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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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Distribution of procollagen type III, collagen type VI and tenascin in oral submucous fibrosis (OSF).

TL;DR: Investigation of biopsy specimens from the buccal mucosa of 19 Indian women with confirmed oral submucous fibrosis showed that procollagen type III and collagen type VI in OSF were expressed in a specific pattern which allows a clear differentiation between fibrotic areas and adjacent apparently normal connective tissue stroma.
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Chemical composition and toxicity of taiwanese betel quid extract

TL;DR: The aqueous extract of betel quid showed antioxidant activity at higher doses by the ability of the scavenging effect of the hydroxyl radicals, and may be dependent on the iron ions in the model system.
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Cyanoethylation of DNA in vivo by 3-(methylnitrosamino)propionitrile, an Areca-derived carcinogen.

TL;DR: 2-Cyanoethyldiazohydroxide is a likely product of metabolic alpha-hydroxylation of 3-(methylnitrosamino)propionitrile (MNPN) and the highest levels were detected in the nasal cavity, which is one of the major target organs for the carcinogenic effects of MNPN.
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Effects of N-nitrosopiperidine substitutions on mutagenicity in Dosophila melanogaster

TL;DR: N-Nitrosopiperidine was effective in inducing lethals, as were its halogen and methyl-substituted derivatives, with the exception of 2,6-dimethyl NP, and substitution of halogen groups on the piperidine ring enhanced the mutagenic activity.
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The fibroblast population in oral submucous fibrosis

TL;DR: It is concluded that a change of fibroblast population has occurred in OSF and that this relative increase of F3 cells in humans, which could be committed to the production of large quantities of collagen, can be an explanation for the excessive collagen formation inOSF.
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