SMAC Mimetics for the Treatment of Lung Carcinoma : Present Development and Future Prospects

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BACKGROUND: Uncontrolled cell growth and proliferation, which originate from lung tissue often lead to lung carcinoma and are more likely due to smoking as well as inhaled environmental toxins. It is widely recognized that tumour cells evade the ability of natural programmed death (apoptosis) and facilitates tumour progression and metastasis. Therefore investigating and targeting the apoptosis pathway is being utilized as one of the best approaches for decades.

OBJECTIVE: This review describes the emergence of SMAC mimetic drugs as a treatment approach, its possibilities to synergize the response along with current limitations as well as future perspective therapy for lung cancer.

METHOD: Articles were analysed using search engines and databases namely Pubmed and Scopus.

RESULT: Under cancerous circumstances, the level of Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins (IAPs) gets elevated, which suppresses the pathway of programmed cell death, plus supports the proliferation of lung cancer. As it is a major apoptosis regulator, natural drugs that imitate the IAP antagonistic response like SMAC mimetic agents/Diablo have been identified to trigger cell death. SMAC i.e. second mitochondria activators of caspases is a molecule produced by mitochondria, stimulates apoptosis by neutralizing/inhibiting IAP and prevents its potential responsible for the activation of caspases. Various preclinical data have proven that these agents elicit the death of lung tumour cells. Apart from inducing apoptosis, these also sensitize the cancer cells toward other effective anticancer approaches like chemo, radio, or immunotherapies. There are many SMAC mimetic agents such as birinapant, BV-6, LCL161, and JP 1201, which have been identified for diagnosis as well as treatment purposes in lung cancer and are also under clinical investigation.

CONCLUSION: SMAC mimetics acts in a restorative way in the prevention of lung cancer.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry - (2024) vom: 23. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pandey, Ruchi [VerfasserIn]
Bisht, Priya [VerfasserIn]
Wal, Pranay [VerfasserIn]
Murti, Krishna [VerfasserIn]
Ravichandiran, V [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Nitesh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Apoptosis
Caspases.
Inhibitor of apoptosis proteins
Journal Article
Lung carcinoma
SMAC
SMAC mimetics

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Date Revised 26.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.2174/0113895575269644231120104501

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NLM367654482