Oxidative stress, cancer, and sleep deprivation: is there a logical link in this association?
BACKGROUND
Sleep disorders are associated with various human pathologies and interfere with biological processes essential for health and quality of life. On the other hand, cancer is one of the most common diseases worldwide with an average of 1,500 deaths per day in the USA. Is there a factor common to both sleep disorders and cancer that serves to link these conditions?


CONCLUSIONS
It is a normal process for cellular metabolism to produce reactive oxidant series (ROS). However, when the production of ROS overcomes the antioxidant capacity of the cell to eliminate these products, the resulting state is called oxidative stress. Oxidative DNA damage may participate in ROS-induced carcinogenesis. Moreover, ROS are also produced in the sleep deprivation process. The aim of this article is to review pathways and mechanisms that may point to oxidative stress as a link between sleep deprivation and cancer.
Department of Pathology, Federal University of São Paulo-UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Juliana
J
Noguti
Monica Levy
ML
Andersen
Chiara
C
Cirelli
Daniel Araki
DA
Ribeiro
D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics; D004249:DNA Damage / Q000235:genetics; D018450:Disease Progression; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*