The interplay between autophagy and apoptosis : its implication in lung cancer and therapeutics

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Maintaining cellular homeostasis relies on the interplay between apoptosis and autophagy, and disruption in either of these processes can contribute to the development of cancer. Autophagy can hinder the apoptotic process, and when autophagy is inhibited in such instances, it can enhance the rate of apoptosis. However, evidence suggests that excessive autophagy can also lead to apoptotic cell death. Also, excess autophagy can cause excessive digestion of cellular organelles, causing autophagic cell death. Targeting autophagy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common form of lung cancer, can be very tricky due to the dual nature of autophagy. According to genetic analysis, various mutations in p53 and EGFR, G:C to A:T transversions seem responsible for the development of lung cancer in smokers and non-smokers. These events trigger cytoprotective autophagy or induce apoptotic cell death through different but interconnected signalling pathways. Lung cancer being the leading cause of death worldwide, calls for more attention to disease prognosis and new therapeutics in the market. However, molecules responsible for autophagy to apoptosis transition are yet to be studied elaborately. Also, the role of effector caspases during this shift needs to be elucidated in future. To comprehend how therapeutics operate through the modulation of autophagy and apoptosis and to target such pathways, it is crucial to emphasize these intricate connections. Many therapeutics discussed in this review targeting both apoptosis and autophagy have shown promising results in vitro and in vivo, however, few have crossed the hurdles of clinical trial. Nevertheless, the quest for safer and better efficacious agents is still alive, with the sole aim to develop novel cancer chemotherapeutic(s).

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:585

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Cancer letters - 585(2024) vom: 31. März, Seite 216662

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Biswas, Urmita [VerfasserIn]
Roy, Ranita [VerfasserIn]
Ghosh, Swarnasree [VerfasserIn]
Chakrabarti, Gopal [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Apoptosis
Autophagy
Interplay
Journal Article
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Review
Therapeutics

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Date Completed 05.03.2024

Date Revised 05.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.canlet.2024.216662

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NLM367990946