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ReviewBiomolecules2025

Triggering Pyroptosis in Cancer.

Daniel E Johnson, Zhibin Cui

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Review in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Pandora's Box of AML: HowBiomedicines · 2025
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  5. Translational andrology and urology · 2025
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  9. The Prognostic Significance of TMSB4X in Glioma Patients.International journal of general medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Daniel E JohnsonDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Zhibin CuiDepartment of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA.

Funding

Targeting STAT3 to enhance anti-tumor immunityR01DE028289 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI GRANDIS, JENNIFER RUBIN, JOHNSON, DANIEL E · 2019 to 2023
$3.2M
NIH HHS R01 DE028289
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pyroptosis is an inflammatory programmed cell death recently identified as a crucial cellular process in various diseases, including cancers. Unlike other forms of cell death, canonical pyroptosis involves the specific cleavage of gasdermin by caspase-1, resulting in cell membrane damage and the release of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-18. Initially observed in innate immune cells responding to external pathogens or internal death signals, pyroptotic cell death has now been observed in numerous cell types. Recent studies have extensively explored different ways to trigger pyroptotic cell death in solid tumors, presenting a promising avenue for cancer treatment. This review outlines the mechanisms of both canonical and noncanonical pyroptosis pertinent to cancer and primarily focuses on various biomolecules that can induce pyroptosis in malignancies. This strategy aims not only to eliminate cancer cells but also to promote an improved tumor immune microenvironment. Furthermore, emerging research indicates that targeting pyroptotic pathways may improve the effectiveness of existing cancer treatments, making them more potent against resistant tumor types, offering new hope for overcoming treatment resistance in aggressive malignancies.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsPyroptosisAnimalsHumansSignal TransductionTumor Microenvironmentcancercaspase-1cell deathchemotherapy drugsgasderminGSDM-EIL-18IL-1bLPSnatural productspyroptosis

Identifiers

PMID40149884
PMCPMC11940180

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