Carotenoids in Cancer Metastasis-Status Quo and Outlook

Metastasis represents a major obstacle in cancer treatment and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Therefore, the identification of compounds targeting the multi-step and complex process of metastasis could improve outcomes in the management of cancer patients. Carotenoids are naturally occurring pigments with a plethora of biological activities. Carotenoids exert a potent anti-cancer capacity in various cancer models in vitro and in vivo, mediated by the modulation of signaling pathways involved in the migration and invasion of cancer cells and metastatic progression, including key regulators of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition and regulatory molecules, such as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs), urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and its receptor (uPAR), hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), and others. Moreover, carotenoids modulate the expression of genes associated with cancer progression and inflammatory processes as key mediators of the complex process involved in metastasis. Nevertheless, due to the predominantly preclinical nature of the known anti-tumor effects of carotenoids, and unclear results from certain carotenoids in specific cancer types and/or specific parts of the population, a precise analysis of the anti-cancer effects of carotenoids is essential. The identification of carotenoids as effective compounds targeting the complex process of cancer progression could improve the outcomes of advanced cancer patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Biomolecules - 10(2020), 12 vom: 10. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Koklesova, Lenka [VerfasserIn]
Liskova, Alena [VerfasserIn]
Samec, Marek [VerfasserIn]
Zhai, Kevin [VerfasserIn]
Abotaleb, Mariam [VerfasserIn]
Ashrafizadeh, Milad [VerfasserIn]
Brockmueller, Aranka [VerfasserIn]
Shakibaei, Mehdi [VerfasserIn]
Biringer, Kamil [VerfasserIn]
Bugos, Ondrej [VerfasserIn]
Najafi, Masoud [VerfasserIn]
Golubnitschaja, Olga [VerfasserIn]
Büsselberg, Dietrich [VerfasserIn]
Kubatka, Peter [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

36-88-4
3P medicine
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Apocarotenoids
Artificial intelligence
Cancer
Carotenes
Carotenoids
EC 3.4.21.73
EC 3.4.24.-
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
HIF1A protein, human
Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit
Individualized patient profiling
Invasion
Journal Article
Liquid biopsy
Matrix Metalloproteinases
Metastasis
Migration
Multi-level diagnostics
Patient stratification
Personalization of medical services
Predictive diagnosis
Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Targeted prevention
Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases
Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator
Xanthophylls

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.06.2021

Date Revised 30.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/biom10121653

funding:

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318868474