The Impact of Alcohol Consumption and Oral Microbiota on Upper Aerodigestive Tract Carcinomas: A Pilot Study

The Impact of Alcohol Consumption and Oral Microbiota on Upper Aerodigestive Tract Carcinomas: A Pilot Study

Alcohol consumption is associated with oxidative stress and an increased risk of carcinoma of the upper aero-digestive tract (UADT). Recently, it has been found that some microorganisms in the human oral cavity may locally metabolize ethanol, forming acetaldehyde, a carcinogenic metabolite of alcoho...

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Main Authors: Marco Fiore, Antonio Minni, Luca Cavalcanti, Giammarco Raponi, Gianluca Puggioni, Alessandro Mattia, Sara Gariglio, Andrea Colizza, Piero Giuseppe Meliante, Federica Zoccali, Luigi Tarani, Christian Barbato, Marco Lucarelli, Flavio Maria Ceci, Silvia Francati, Giampiero Ferraguti, Mauro Ceccanti, Carla Petrella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Antioxidants
Subjects:
upper aero-digestive tract cancer
head and neck cancer
alcohol
oral microbiota
ADH polymorphism
oxidative stress
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/12/6/1233

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