ReviewClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2018
Autophagy and intermittent fasting: the connection for cancer therapy?
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89 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 161 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Hypercaloric 16:8 time-restricted eating during 8 weeks of resistance exercise in well-trained men and women.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Trial
- Intermittent fasting from dawn to sunset for four consecutive weeks induces anticancer serum proteome response and improves metabolic syndrome.Scientific reports · 2020Trial
- Targeting programmed cell death: a novel therapeutic paradigm for cancer based on mode-of-death classification.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026Review
- Intermittent Fasting and Androgen Receptor Signaling in Prostate Cancer: Metabolic Crosstalk and Therapeutic Implications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Empagliflozin and intermittent fasting as a strategy to mitigate anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- RCC1 Domain-Containing Protein 1 Promotes Colon Cancer Malignant Progression by Activating Autophagy-Dependent WNT5A Secretion in Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts.Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand · 2026Article
- Regulation of autophagy-mediated pathways by diet, physical activity, and sleep in Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Review
- Unc-51 like kinase 3 induces reticulophagy by mediating the GLI1/CAMK2B signaling pathway to promote the malignant progression of prostate cancer.American journal of cancer research · 2026Article
- Fasting and Fasting-Mimicking Diets as Adjunctive Strategies in Cancer Therapy: Mechanisms, Evidence, and Clinical Implications.International journal of general medicine · 2026Review
- Microbiome dysbiosis and chemotherapy resistance in acute myeloid leukemia (AML).NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2025Review
- Combination treatment of cordycepin and radiation induces apoptosis accompanied by protective autophagy in TM3 mouse Leydig progenitor cells.Journal of food and drug analysis · 2025Article
- The Role of Mediterranean Diet and Intermittent Fasting in Modulating Inflammation and Clinical Biochemistry Markers in Hereditary Cancer Syndromes: A Review.Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
- The Potential Protective Effects of Intermittent Fasting Against Radiation-Induced Brain Damage in a Rat Model: Suggested Involvement of IRS-1/PI3 K/AKT and BDNF/TrkB Signaling Pathways.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
- Monitoring the Biological Impact and Therapeutic Potential of Intermittent Fasting in Oncology: Assessing Strategies and Clinical Translational Challenges.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- KAT/3BP: A Metabolism-Targeting Agent with Single and Combination Activity in Aggressive B-Cell Lymphomas.Cancers · 2025Article
- The Role of Intermittent Fasting in the Activation of Autophagy Processes in the Context of Cancer Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Crosstalk Between Autophagy and Oxidative Stress in Hematological Malignancies: Mechanisms, Implications, and Therapeutic Potential.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effect of 30-day Ramadan fasting on autophagy pathway and metabolic health outcome in healthy individuals.Molecular biology research communications · 2025Article
- Metabolic reprogramming and therapeutic resistance in primary and metastatic breast cancer.Molecular cancer · 2024Review
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Abstract
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, and its incidence is continually increasing. Although anticancer therapy has improved significantly, it still has limited efficacy for tumor eradication and is highly toxic to healthy cells. Thus, novel therapeutic strategies to improve chemotherapy, radiotherapy and targeted therapy are an important goal in cancer research. Macroautophagy (herein referred to as autophagy) is a conserved lysosomal degradation pathway for the intracellular recycling of macromolecules and clearance of damaged organelles and misfolded proteins to ensure cellular homeostasis. Dysfunctional autophagy contributes to many diseases, including cancer. Autophagy can suppress or promote tumors depending on the developmental stage and tumor type, and modulating autophagy for cancer treatment is an interesting therapeutic approach currently under intense investigation. Nutritional restriction is a promising protocol to modulate autophagy and enhance the efficacy of anticancer therapies while protecting normal cells. Here, the description and role of autophagy in tumorigenesis will be summarized. Moreover, the possibility of using fasting as an adjuvant therapy for cancer treatment, as well as the molecular mechanisms underlying this approach, will be presented.
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