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Glutathione-associated enzymes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and response to cisplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
International journal of cancer - 1 Sept 2001
Cabelguenne A, Loriot M A, Stucker I, Blons H, Koum-Besson E, Brasnu D, Beaune P, Laccourreye O, Laurent-Puig P, De Waziers I
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Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are metabolic phase II enzymes that promote reactive metabolite elimination by conjugating them to glutathione (GSH). Because of their important role in xenobiotic metabolism and detoxification, they have been implicated in carcinogenesis processes, especially epithelium transformation. Moreover, their influence on response to chemotherapy in cancer patients has been...
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