New possible silver lining for pancreatic cancer therapy: Hydrogen sulfide and its donors

Autor: Jianan Sun, Bo Wu, Dahong Li, Hui-Ming Hua, Bao Ji, Shanshan Luo, Fanxing Xu, Yan Xiao, Peng Wang, Chao Zheng, Keguang Cheng, Xu Hu
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
BCL-2
B-cell lymphoma-2

HDAC
histone deacetylase

Disease
Review
CBS
cystathionine-β-synthase

RASAL2
RAS protein activator like 2

OCT-4
octamer-binding transcription factor 4

SHH
sonic hedgehog

0302 clinical medicine
ERU
erucin

General Pharmacology
Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

ITCs
isothiocyanates

Cell proliferation
DATS
diallyl trisulfide

NF-κB
nuclear factor kappa B

SMAD4
mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 4

SFN
sulforaphane

XIAP
X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein

0303 health sciences
CDK1
cyclin-dependent kinase 1

Antitumor effect
Signaling pathway
CAT
cysteine aminotransferase

PI3K/AKT
phosphoinositide 3-kinase/v-AKT murine thymoma viral oncogene

TRAIL
The human tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand

Cell cycle
VEGF
vascular endothelial growth factor

030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
JNK
c-Jun N-terminal kinase

iNOS
inducible nitric oxide synthase

HEATR1
human HEAT repeat-containing protein 1

HIF-1α
hypoxia inducible factor

PEITC
phenethyl isothiocyanate

Signal transduction
EMT
epithelial–mesenchymal transition

KEAP1‒NRF2‒ARE
the recombinant protein 1-nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2-antioxidant response element

GLUTs
glucose transporters

BRCA2
breast cancer 2

3-MST
3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase

PDGFRα
platelet-derived growth factor receptor

AMPK
adenosine 5′-monophosphate-activated protein kinase

Hydrogen sulfide donor
RM1-950
DR4
death receptor

BITC
benzyl isothiocyanate

H2S
hydrogen sulfide

STAT-3
signal transducer and activator of transcription 3

03 medical and health sciences
PARP
poly(ADP-ribose)-polymerase

Mediator
ROS
reactive oxygen species

ZEB1
zinc finger E box-binding protein-1

Pancreatic cancer
medicine
ERK1/2
extracellular signal-regulated kinase

Sulfur-containing compound
030304 developmental biology
NO
nitric oxide

Cell growth
business.industry
KRAS
kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene

Cancer
medicine.disease
equipment and supplies
CHK2
checkpoint kinase 2

FOXM1
forkhead box protein M1

CSE
cystathionine-γ-lyase

RPL10
human ribosomal protein L10

CDC25B
cell division cycle 25B

Apoptosis
P16
multiple tumor suppressor 1

Cancer research
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
business
Zdroj: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica. B
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, Vol 11, Iss 5, Pp 1148-1157 (2021)
ISSN: 2211-3835
Popis: As one of the most lethal diseases, pancreatic cancer shows a dismal overall prognosis and high resistance to most treatment modalities. Furthermore, pancreatic cancer escapes early detection during the curable period because early symptoms rarely emerge and specific markers for this disease have not been found. Although combinations of new drugs, multimodal therapies, and adjuvants prolong survival, most patients still relapse after surgery and eventually die. Consequently, the search for more effective treatments for pancreatic cancer is highly relevant and justified. As a newly re-discovered mediator of gasotransmission, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) undertakes essential functions, encompassing various signaling complexes that occupy key processes in human biology. Accumulating evidence indicates that H2S exhibits bimodal modulation of cancer development. Thus, endogenous or low levels of exogenous H2S are thought to promote cancer, whereas high doses of exogenous H2S suppress tumor proliferation. Similarly, inhibition of endogenous H2S production also suppresses tumor proliferation. Accordingly, H2S biosynthesis inhibitors and H2S supplementation (H2S donors) are two distinct strategies for the treatment of cancer. Unfortunately, modulation of endogenous H2S on pancreatic cancer has not been studied so far. However, H2S donors and their derivatives have been extensively studied as potential therapeutic agents for pancreatic cancer therapy by inhibiting cell proliferation, inducing apoptosis, arresting cell cycle, and suppressing invasion and migration through exploiting multiple signaling pathways. As far as we know, there is no review of the effects of H2S donors on pancreatic cancer. Based on these concerns, the therapeutic effects of some H2S donors and NO–H2S dual donors on pancreatic cancer were summarized in this paper. Exogenous H2S donors may be promising compounds for pancreatic cancer treatment.
Graphical abstract The review summarizes the antitumor mechanisms of H2S donating derivatives against pancreatic cancer by modulating signaling pathways, including PI3K/AKT/mTOR, SHH, NF-κB, MAPK, NOTCH, STAT3, DR4, etc. Perspectives on future directions and challenges are also discussed.Image 1
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