Targeting the complement system in pancreatic cancer drug resistance : a novel therapeutic approach

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Pancreatic cancer is ranked as the fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality and is predicted to become the second leading cause of cancer-related death by 2030. The cause of this high mortality rate is due to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma's rapid progression and metastasis, and development of drug resistance. Today, cancer immunotherapy is becoming a strong candidate to not only treat various cancers but also to combat against chemoresistance. Studies have suggested that complement system pathways play an important role in cancer progression and chemoresistance, especially in pancreatic cancer. A recent report also suggested that several signaling pathways play an important role in causing chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer, major ones including nuclear factor kappa B, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, c-mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor, and phosphoinositide-3-kinase/protein kinase B. In addition, it has also been proven that the complement system has a very active role in establishing the tumor microenvironment, which would aid in promoting tumorigenesis, progression, metastasis, and recurrence. Interestingly, it has been shown that the downstream products of the complement system directly upregulate inflammatory mediators, which in turn activate these chemo-resistant pathways. Therefore, targeting complement pathways could be an innovative approach to combat against pancreatic cancer drugs resistance. In this review, we have discussed the role of complement system pathways in pancreatic cancer drug resistance and a special focus on the complement as a therapeutic target in pancreatic cancer.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

Cancer drug resistance (Alhambra, Calif.) - 5(2022), 2 vom: 14., Seite 317-327

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hussain, Naushair [VerfasserIn]
Das, Deea [VerfasserIn]
Pramanik, Atreyi [VerfasserIn]
Pandey, Manoj K [VerfasserIn]
Joshi, Vivek [VerfasserIn]
Pramanik, Kartick C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

C-mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (C-MET)
Complement system
Drug resistance
Immunotherapy
Journal Article
Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB)
Pancreatic cancer
Phosphoinositide-3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/AKT)
Review
Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT3)

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Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.20517/cdr.2021.150

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM343209284