The reactive species produced in oxidative stress can cause direct damage to the DNA and are therefore mutagenic, and it may also suppress apoptosis and promote proliferation, invasiveness and metastasis.
As especies reactivas producidas no estrés oxidativo poden causar danos directos ao ADN, polo que son mutaxénicas, e poden tamén suprimir a apoptose e promover a proliferación, invasividade e metástase.