Oxidative Stress and Autophagy as Key Targets in Melanoma Cell Fate
Melanoma originates from the malignant transformation of melanocytes and is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. The recent approval of several drugs has increased the chance of survival although a significant subset of patients with metastatic melanoma do not show a long-lasting response to...
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oai:doaj.org-article:1e9733487e2d4d84802337f4724e1aed2021-11-25T17:04:02ZOxidative Stress and Autophagy as Key Targets in Melanoma Cell Fate10.3390/cancers132257912072-6694https://doaj.org/article/1e9733487e2d4d84802337f4724e1aed2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/22/5791https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6694Melanoma originates from the malignant transformation of melanocytes and is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. The recent approval of several drugs has increased the chance of survival although a significant subset of patients with metastatic melanoma do not show a long-lasting response to these treatments. The complex cross-talk between oxidative stress and the catabolic process autophagy seems to play a central role in all aspects of melanoma pathophysiology, from initiation to progression and metastasis, including drug resistance. However, determining the fine role of autophagy in cancer death and in response to redox disruption is still a fundamental challenge in order to advance both basic and translational aspects of this field. In order to summarize the interactions among reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, autophagy machinery and proliferation/growth/death/apoptosis/survival, we provide here a narrative review of the preclinical evidence for drugs/treatments that modulate oxidative stress and autophagy in melanoma cells. The significance and the potential for pharmacological targeting (also through multiple and combination approaches) of these two different events, which can contribute independently or simultaneously to the fate of melanoma, may help to define new processes and their interconnections underlying skin cancer biology and unravel new reliable approaches.Elisabetta CatalaniMatteo GiovarelliSilvia ZecchiniCristiana PerrottaDavide CerviaMDPI AGarticlereactive oxygen and nitrogen speciesautophagosomescell death and survivalanti and pro-oxidantsautophagy modulatorsskin cancerNeoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282ENCancers, Vol 13, Iss 5791, p 5791 (2021) |
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Melanoma originates from the malignant transformation of melanocytes and is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. The recent approval of several drugs has increased the chance of survival although a significant subset of patients with metastatic melanoma do not show a long-lasting response to these treatments. The complex cross-talk between oxidative stress and the catabolic process autophagy seems to play a central role in all aspects of melanoma pathophysiology, from initiation to progression and metastasis, including drug resistance. However, determining the fine role of autophagy in cancer death and in response to redox disruption is still a fundamental challenge in order to advance both basic and translational aspects of this field. In order to summarize the interactions among reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, autophagy machinery and proliferation/growth/death/apoptosis/survival, we provide here a narrative review of the preclinical evidence for drugs/treatments that modulate oxidative stress and autophagy in melanoma cells. The significance and the potential for pharmacological targeting (also through multiple and combination approaches) of these two different events, which can contribute independently or simultaneously to the fate of melanoma, may help to define new processes and their interconnections underlying skin cancer biology and unravel new reliable approaches. |
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Elisabetta Catalani Matteo Giovarelli Silvia Zecchini Cristiana Perrotta Davide Cervia |
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Elisabetta Catalani Matteo Giovarelli Silvia Zecchini Cristiana Perrotta Davide Cervia |
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Oxidative Stress and Autophagy as Key Targets in Melanoma Cell Fate |
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Oxidative Stress and Autophagy as Key Targets in Melanoma Cell Fate |
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Oxidative Stress and Autophagy as Key Targets in Melanoma Cell Fate |
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Oxidative Stress and Autophagy as Key Targets in Melanoma Cell Fate |
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Oxidative Stress and Autophagy as Key Targets in Melanoma Cell Fate |
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oxidative stress and autophagy as key targets in melanoma cell fate |
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