Ferroptosis: At the Crossroad of Gemcitabine Resistance and Tumorigenesis in Pancreatic Cancer

Autor: Jin Xu, Chen Liang, Jiang Liu, Jianhui Yang, Jie Hua, Qingcai Meng, Wei Wang, Xianjun Yu, Bo Zhang, Zhen Tan, Si Shi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 10944, p 10944 (2021)
ISSN: 1422-0067
Popis: The overall five-year survival rate of pancreatic cancer has hardly changed in the past few decades (less than 10%) because of resistance to all known therapies, including chemotherapeutic drugs. In the past few decades, gemcitabine has been at the forefront of treatment for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, but more strategies to combat drug resistance need to be explored. One promising possibility is ferroptosis, a form of a nonapoptotic cell death that depends on intracellular iron and occurs through the accumulation of lipid reactive oxygen species, which are significant in drug resistance. In this article, we reviewed gemcitabine-resistance mechanisms; assessed the relationship among ferroptosis, tumorigenesis and gemcitabine resistance, and explored a new treatment method for pancreatic cancer.
Databáze: OpenAIRE