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HDAC inhibition induces EMT and alterations in cellular iron homeostasis to augment ferroptosis sensitivity in SW13 cells

Thais Oliveira et al.

Summary: Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a crucial process in development and wound healing, but it can also contribute to the progression and spread of aggressive tumors in cancer, as well as increase resistance to therapy. This study used the SW13 cell line to investigate the connection between iron metabolism and EMT, finding that HDAC inhibitor treatment led to increased iron accumulation, reduced expression of iron export proteins, and enhanced sensitivity to a form of iron-mediated cell death called ferroptosis. These findings suggest potential implications for improving iron-targeted chemotherapeutic strategies in cancer treatment.

REDOX BIOLOGY (2021)

Review Immunology

MDSC: Markers, development, states, and unaddressed complexity

Samarth Hegde et al.

Summary: MDSCs are a widely discussed biological entity in immunology, commonly describing cells that arise during chronic inflammation with T cell immunosuppressive functions. Currently lacking clear definitions and a unifying framework across pathologies, we propose a framework based on activation signals to classify MDSCs as discrete cell states. Developing this knowledge of myeloid states across pathological conditions may transform how diseases are grouped and treated.

IMMUNITY (2021)

Article Medicine, Research & Experimental

TYRO3 induces anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy resistance by limiting innate immunity and tumoral ferroptosis

Zhou Jiang et al.

Summary: Research shows that tumors with high TYRO3 expression exhibit resistance to PD-1/PD-L1 therapy by inhibiting tumor cell ferroptosis and altering the tumor microenvironment. Inhibition of TYRO3 promotes tumor ferroptosis and sensitizes resistant tumors to PD-1 therapy. This suggests that TYRO3 could be a predictive biomarker for patient selection and a promising therapeutic target to overcome resistance to PD-1/PD-L1 therapy.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION (2021)

Article Cell Biology

LncRNAs Target Ferroptosis-Related Genes and Impair Activation of CD4+ T Cell in Gastric Cancer

Fuwen Yao et al.

Summary: The study showed that high expression of hub FRGs in gastric cancer is associated with poor overall survival in patients, with CD4(+) T cells being the major infiltrated cells in the tumor microenvironment. Furthermore, the hub FRGs are significantly correlated with activated CD4(+) T cell infiltration, suggesting their potential role in mediating CD4(+) T cell activation through various signaling pathways.

FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (2021)

Review Cell Biology

Ferroptosis in liver disease: new insights into disease mechanisms

Jing Wu et al.

Summary: This review outlines the characteristics of ferroptosis, its relevance in liver diseases, and the molecular mechanisms underlying common liver diseases. Challenges and promises for future investigations in ferroptosis regulation as a potential therapeutic target in clinical practice are also highlighted.

CELL DEATH DISCOVERY (2021)

Review Oncology

Roles of tumor-associated macrophages in tumor progression: implications on therapeutic strategies

Shangli Zhu et al.

Summary: Macrophages are heterogeneous cells that can be classified into M1- and M2-like phenotypes, with M2-like macrophages playing a critical role in tumor microenvironment. They contribute to tumor progression by promoting tumor cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and immunosuppression.

EXPERIMENTAL HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY (2021)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Acidity-Activatable Dynamic Nanoparticles Boosting Ferroptotic Cell Death for Immunotherapy of Cancer

Rundi Song et al.

Summary: Researchers have developed a immunotherapy method that enhances the immunogenicity of tumor cells by inducing ferroptosis, thereby improving the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2021)

Article Cell Biology

Peroxidation of n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the acidic tumor environment leads to ferroptosis-mediated anticancer effects

Emeline Dierge et al.

Summary: Excess uptake of specific polyunsaturated fatty acids can selectively induce ferroptosis in cancer cells under acidic conditions, potentially serving as an adjuvant antitumor modality to complement pharmacological approaches.

CELL METABOLISM (2021)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Cancer Cell Metabolism in Hypoxia: Role of HIF-1 as Key Regulator and Therapeutic Target

Vittoria Infantino et al.

Summary: In cancer cells, metabolic reprogramming under low-oxygen conditions is crucial for tumor survival, with HIF-1 playing a pivotal role. Mitochondria are key players in regulating cellular energy and closely interact with HIF-1 to drive metabolic and functional changes in cancer cells.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2021)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Ferroptosis-Strengthened Metabolic and Inflammatory Regulation of Tumor-Associated Macrophages Provokes Potent Tumoricidal Activities

Zhengying Gu et al.

Summary: This study demonstrates that an iron-based metal organic framework nanoparticle and a ferroptosis-inducing agent synergistically induce mitochondrial alternation in TAMs, resulting in a radical metabolic switch from mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation to glycolysis, which is resistant to anti-inflammatory stimuli challenge. The ferroptosis stress strengthened by the nanoformulation also drives multiple pro-inflammatory signaling pathways, enabling macrophage activation with potent tumoricidal activities. The ferroptosis-strengthened macrophage regulation strategy present in this study paves the way for TAM-centered antitumoral treatment to overcome the limitations of conventional methods.

NANO LETTERS (2021)

Article Cell Biology

CISD3 inhibition drives cystine-deprivation induced ferroptosis

Yanchun Li et al.

Summary: CISD3 plays a crucial regulatory role in cancer progression and ferroptosis, with its overexpression associated with poorer survival rates, while its depletion accelerates ferroptotic cell death. Depletion of CISD3 leads to metabolic reprogramming towards glutaminolysis, which is essential for mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation.

CELL DEATH & DISEASE (2021)

Article Cell Biology

The glutathione peroxidase Gpx4 prevents lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis to sustain Treg cell activation and suppression of antitumor immunity

Chengxian Xu et al.

Summary: Research shows that Gpx4 plays a crucial role in protecting Treg cells from lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis, regulating immune homeostasis and antitumor immunity. Deletion of Gpx4 can lead to lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis of Treg cells, affecting immune homeostasis and antitumor immunity. Neutralization of lipid peroxides and blockade of iron availability rescue ferroptosis of Gpx4-deficient Treg cells.

CELL REPORTS (2021)

Article Medicine, Research & Experimental

An innovative NRF2 nano-modulator induces lung cancer ferroptosis and elicits an immunostimulatory tumor microenvironment

Chih-Hsiung Hsieh et al.

Summary: This study demonstrates the dual properties of zero-valent-iron nanoparticles (ZVI-NP) in inducing cancer-specific cytotoxicity and anti-cancer immunity, highlighting their potential as an advanced integrated anti-cancer strategy. ZVI-NP not only induces cancer cell death but also enhances the anti-tumor immune response in animal models.

THERANOSTICS (2021)

Article Oncology

Changes in phospholipid metabolism in exosomes of hormone-sensitive and hormone-resistant prostate cancer cells

Xianlin Yi et al.

Summary: The study reveals differences in lipid metabolism in exosomes of hormone-sensitive and hormone-resistant prostate cancer cells, indicating potential for lipid-based biomarker screening. Phospholipids show varying compositions in exosomes from different cells, highlighting the importance of phosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidylcholine in hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. Targeting lysophosphatidylcholine, autophagy, and ferroptosis pathways may offer new therapeutic strategies. The modified PEG precipitation technique shows promise for isolating prostate cancer cell exosomes for cancer screening.

JOURNAL OF CANCER (2021)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Redox lipid reprogramming commands susceptibility of macrophages and microglia to ferroptotic death

Alexandr A. Kapralov et al.

NATURE CHEMICAL BIOLOGY (2020)

Article Medicine, Research & Experimental

Suppression of the SLC7A11/glutathione axis causes synthetic lethality in KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma

Kewen Hu et al.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION (2020)

Review Oncology

Consensus guidelines for the definition, detection and interpretation of immunogenic cell death

Lorenzo Galluzzi et al.

JOURNAL FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF CANCER (2020)

Review Cell Biology

Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Jing Yang et al.

NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY (2020)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

CD44 regulates epigenetic plasticity by mediating iron endocytosis

Sebastian Mueller et al.

NATURE CHEMISTRY (2020)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Endogenous Labile Iron Pool-Mediated Free Radical Generation for Cancer Chemodynamic Therapy

Lisen Lin et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2020)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Functional interplay among thiol-based redox signaling, metabolism, and ferroptosis unveiled by a genetic variant of TP53

Julia I-Ju Leu et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2020)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Ferroptotic damage promotes pancreatic tumorigenesis through a TMEM173/STING-dependent DNA sensor pathway

Enyong Dai et al.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2020)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Eicosanoids in Cancer: New Roles in Immunoregulation

Amber M. Johnson et al.

FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY (2020)

Article Oncology

Vaccination with early ferroptotic cancer cells induces efficient antitumor immunity

Iuliia Efimova et al.

JOURNAL FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF CANCER (2020)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Management versus miscues in the cytosolic labile iron pool: The varied functions of iron chaperones

Caroline C. Philpott et al.

BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH (2020)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Breakdown of an Ironclad Defense System: The Critical Role of NRF2 in Mediating Ferroptosis

Annadurai Anandhan et al.

CELL CHEMICAL BIOLOGY (2020)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

DMT1 and iron transport

Izumi Yanatori et al.

FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE (2019)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

CD8+ T cells regulate tumour ferroptosis during cancer immunotherapy

Weimin Wang et al.

NATURE (2019)

Article Cell Biology

Metadherin enhances vulnerability of cancer cells to ferroptosis

Jianling Bi et al.

CELL DEATH & DISEASE (2019)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

The CoQ oxidoreductase FSP1 acts parallel to GPX4 to inhibit ferroptosis

Kirill Bersuker et al.

NATURE (2019)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Role of Mitochondria in Ferroptosis

Minghui Gao et al.

MOLECULAR CELL (2019)

Review Oncology

NRF2 and the Hallmarks of Cancer

Montserrat Rojo de la Vega et al.

CANCER CELL (2018)

Review Cell Biology

Advances in Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Biology

Hani Choudhry et al.

CELL METABOLISM (2018)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Unsolved mysteries: How does lipid peroxidation cause ferroptosis?

Huizhong Feng et al.

PLOS BIOLOGY (2018)

Review Oncology

Therapeutic strategies to target RAS-mutant cancers

Meagan B. Ryan et al.

NATURE REVIEWS CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (2018)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Why are there hotspot mutations in the TP53 gene in human cancers?

Evan H. Baugh et al.

CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION (2018)

Article Cell Biology

The α6β4 integrin promotes resistance to ferroptosis

Caitlin W. Brown et al.

JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY (2017)

Review Multidisciplinary Sciences

Elements of cancer immunity and the cancer-immune set point

Daniel S. Chen et al.

NATURE (2017)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Dependency of a therapy-resistant state of cancer cells on a lipid peroxidase pathway

Vasanthi S. Viswanathan et al.

NATURE (2017)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Do not let death do us part: 'find-me' signals in communication between dying cells and the phagocytes

C. B. Medina et al.

CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION (2016)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

ER Stress Sensor XBP1 Controls Anti-tumor Immunity by Disrupting Dendritic Cell Homeostasis

Juan R. Cubillos-Ruiz et al.

Article Immunology

T cell lipid peroxidation induces ferroptosis and prevents immunity to infection

Mai Matsushita et al.

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE (2015)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Ferroptosis as a p53-mediated activity during tumour suppression

Le Jiang et al.

NATURE (2015)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Ferroptosis: An Iron-Dependent Form of Nonapoptotic Cell Death

Scott J. Dixon et al.