Targeting cell death pathways for cancer therapy: recent developments in necroptosis, pyroptosis, ferroptosis, and cuproptosis research

X Tong, R Tang, M Xiao, J Xu, W Wang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Many types of human cells self-destruct to maintain biological homeostasis and defend the
body against pathogenic substances. This process, called regulated cell death (RCD), is …

Role of pyroptosis in inflammation and cancer

X Wei, F Xie, X Zhou, Y Wu, H Yan, T Liu… - Cellular & molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Pyroptosis is a form of programmed cell death mediated by gasdermin and is a product of
continuous cell expansion until the cytomembrane ruptures, resulting in the release of …

Autophagy, ferroptosis, pyroptosis, and necroptosis in tumor immunotherapy

W Gao, X Wang, Y Zhou, X Wang, Y Yu - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
In recent years, immunotherapy represented by immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has led
to unprecedented breakthroughs in cancer treatment. However, the fact that many tumors …

[HTML][HTML] Pyroptosis in inflammatory diseases and cancer

Z Rao, Y Zhu, P Yang, Z Chen, Y Xia, C Qiao, W Liu… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pyroptosis is a lytic and inflammatory type of programmed cell death that is usually triggered
by inflammasomes and executed by gasdermin proteins. The main characteristics of …

ZIF‐8 nanoparticles evoke pyroptosis for high‐efficiency cancer immunotherapy

B Ding, H Chen, J Tan, Q Meng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although zeolitic imidazolate framework‐8 (ZIF‐8) has been applied in various tumor
therapies, the intrinsic immunogenicity remains unclear. Here, we initiatively discover that …

Channelling inflammation: gasdermins in physiology and disease

X Liu, S Xia, Z Zhang, H Wu, J Lieberman - Nature reviews Drug …, 2021 - nature.com
Gasdermins were recently identified as the mediators of pyroptosis—inflammatory cell death
triggered by cytosolic sensing of invasive infection and danger signals. Upon activation …

Ferroptosis, necroptosis, and pyroptosis in the tumor microenvironment: Perspectives for immunotherapy of SCLC

X Niu, L Chen, Y Li, Z Hu, F He - Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive form of lung cancer characterized by dismal
prognosis. Although SCLC may initially respond well to platinum-based chemotherapy, it …

The caspase-3/GSDME signal pathway as a switch between apoptosis and pyroptosis in cancer

M Jiang, L Qi, L Li, Y Li - Cell death discovery, 2020 - nature.com
Apoptosis has long been recognized as a mechanism that kills the cancer cells by cytotoxic
drugs. In recent years, studies have proved that pyroptosis can also shrink tumors and inhibit …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms and functions of pyroptosis in inflammation and antitumor immunity

J Hou, JM Hsu, MC Hung - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
Canonically, gasdermin D (GSDMD) cleavage by caspase-1 through inflammasome
signaling triggers immune cell pyroptosis (ICP) as a host defense against pathogen …

Biodegradable Ca2+ Nanomodulators Activate Pyroptosis through Mitochondrial Ca2+ Overload for Cancer Immunotherapy

P Zheng, B Ding, G Zhu, C Li, J Lin - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pyroptosis provides a new direction and broad prospects for cancer immunotherapy.
However, the development of a nanoplatform as a pyroptosis inducer is limited, and the …