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ReviewGenes and immunity2019

Cell death pathologies: targeting death pathways and the immune system for cancer therapy.

Francesca Pentimalli, Sandro Grelli, Nicola Di Daniele, Gerry Melino, Ivano Amelio

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Review in Genes and immunity, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Francesca PentimalliCentro Ricerche Oncologiche Mercogliano (CROM), Istituto Nazionale Tumori - IRCCS -Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4740-6801
Sandro GrelliBiochemistry Laboratory, Istituto Dermopatico Immacolata (IDI-IRCCS), 00100, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1028-3203
Nicola Di DanieleBiochemistry Laboratory, Istituto Dermopatico Immacolata (IDI-IRCCS), 00100, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7671-0015
Gerry MelinoBiochemistry Laboratory, Istituto Dermopatico Immacolata (IDI-IRCCS), 00100, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9428-5972
Ivano AmelioMedical Research Council, Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Hodgkin Building, Lancaster Road, P.O. Box 138, Leicester, LE1 9HN, UK. ia348@mrc-tox.cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0739-325X

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_U132670600Medical Research Council MC_UU_00025/2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alterations in the molecular mechanisms of cell death are a common feature of cancer. These alterations enable malignant cells to survive intrinsic death signalling leading to accumulation of genetic aberrations and helping them to cope with adverse conditions. Regulated cell death has historically been exclusively associated with classical apoptosis; however, increasing evidence indicates that several alternative mechanisms orchestrate multiple death pathways, such as ferroptosis, entosis, necroptosis and immunogenic cell death, each with distinct underlying molecular mechanisms. Although pharmacological targeting of cell death pathways has been the subject of intensive efforts in recent decades with a dominant focus on targeting apoptosis, the identification of these novel death pathways has opened additional venues for intervention in cancer cells and the immune system. In this mini-review, we cover some recent progress on major recently emerged cell death modalities, emphasizing their potential clinical and therapeutic implications. We also discuss the interplay between cell death and immune response, highlighting the potential of the combination of traditional anticancer therapy and immunocheckpoint blockade. While attempting to stimulate discussion and draw attention to the possible clinical impact of these more recently emerged cell death modalities, we also cover the major progress achieved in translating strategies for manipulation of apoptotic pathways into the clinic, focusing on the attempts to target the anti-apoptotic protein BCL2 and the tumour suppressor p53.

Indexed as

ApoptosisCell DeathEntosisFerroptosisGenes, bcl-2Genes, p53HumansImmune SystemImmunotherapyNecroptosisNeoplasmsSignal Transduction

Identifiers

PMID30563970
PMCPMC6451632

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