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ReviewGenes & diseases2025

Nrf2: A key regulator in chemoradiotherapy resistance of osteosarcoma.

Xianglin Peng, Jing Feng, Han Yang, Ping Xia, Feifei Pu

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Review in Genes & diseases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  1. [Mechanism analysis of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in alleviating oxidative stress and promoting osteogenic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells through activating Nrf2/NQO1 pathway].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025
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Xianglin PengDepartment of Orthopedics, Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
Jing FengDepartment of Orthopedics, Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
Han YangSpecial Key Laboratory of Gene Detection and Therapy of Guizhou Province, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, China.
Ping XiaDepartment of Orthopedics, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Wuhan 430030, China.
Feifei PuDepartment of Orthopedics, Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteosarcoma (OS), frequently observed in children and adolescents, is one of the most common primary malignant tumors of the bone known to be associated with a high capacity for invasion and metastasis. The incidence of osteosarcoma in children and adolescents is growing annually, although improvements in survival remain limited. With the clinical application of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, chemotherapy combined with limb-preserving surgery has gained momentum as a major intervention. However, certain patients with OS experience treatment failure owing to chemoradiotherapy resistance or metastasis. Nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), a key antioxidant factor in organisms, plays a crucial role in maintaining cellular physiological homeostasis; however, its overactivation in cancer cells restricts reactive oxygen species production, promotes DNA repair and drug efflux, and ultimately leads to chemoradiotherapy resistance. Recent studies have also identified the functions of Nrf2 beyond its antioxidative function, including the promotion of proliferation, metastasis, and regulation of metabolism. The current review describes the multiple mechanisms of chemoradiotherapy resistance in OS and the substantial role of Nrf2 in the signaling regulatory network to elucidate the function of Nrf2 in promoting OS chemoradiotherapy resistance and formulating relevant therapeutic strategies.

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CarcinogenesisNrf2OsteosarcomaResistanceTherapeutic strategies

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PMID40242036
PMCPMC12000747

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