Journal
BIOMOLECULES & THERAPEUTICS
Volume 31, Issue 1, Pages 1-15Publisher
KOREAN SOC APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY
DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2022.153
Keywords
Autophagy; Autophagy inhibitor; Anticancer agent; Resistance; Combination therapy
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Autophagy is a process that maintains intracellular homeostasis by eliminating damaged or unnecessary proteins and organelles. Deregulation of autophagy is associated with various diseases, including cancer. The cytoprotective mechanism of autophagy has been extensively studied for overcoming resistance to cancer therapies, leading to the development of selective autophagy inhibitors for cancer treatment.
Autophagy is a process of eliminating damaged or unnecessary proteins and organelles, thereby maintaining intracellular homeostasis. Deregulation of autophagy is associated with several diseases including cancer. Contradictory dual roles of autophagy have been well established in cancer. Cytoprotective mechanism of autophagy has been extensively investigated for overcoming resistance to cancer therapies including radiotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and chemotherapy. Selective autophagy inhibitors that directly target autophagic process have been developed for cancer treatment. Efficacies of autophagy inhibitors have been tested in various pre-clinical cancer animal models. Combination therapies of autophagy inhibitors with chemotherapeutics are being evaluated in clinal trials. In this review, we will focus on genetical and pharmacological perturbations of autophagy-related proteins in different steps of autophagic process and their therapeutic benefits. We will also summarize combination therapies of autophagy inhibitors with chemotherapies and their outcomes in pre-clinical and clinical studies. Understanding of current knowledge of development, progress, and application of cytoprotective autophagy inhibitors in combination therapies will open new possibilities for overcoming drug resistance and improving clinical outcomes.
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