Table 3.
NFκB-dependent genes and their role in tumorigenesis.
| NFκB-dependent gene families | Proinflammatory phenotype and malignancy hallmark |
ROS effect | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inducible enzymes | Vasodilatation, migration | Indirect | [87–89] |
| Cytokines and receptors | Local amplification of IRR | Direct and indirect | [90–94] |
| MMPs and TIMPs | Invasion, migration | Direct and indirect | [97–100] |
| Adhesion molecules and their counterreceptors | Detachment, homing | Indirect | [101–103] |
| Chemokines and receptors | Migration, homing | Direct and indirect | [104, 105] |
| VEGFs and VEGFRs | Angiogenesis, repair | Indirect | [63–65, 106] |
| Growth and survival factors | Proliferation, antiapoptosis, repair | Indirect | [107, 108] |
| Acute-phase proteins | IRR amplification, chemotaxis, repair | Indirect | [109–113] |
| SOCS-1 | Negative regulator of IRR | Indirect | [114–116] |