期刊
PROTEIN & CELL
卷 6, 期 3, 页码 160-169出版社
SPRINGEROPEN
DOI: 10.1007/s13238-014-0130-4
关键词
Smad7; oral mucositis; cancer; TGF beta; NF-kappa B
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资金
- NIH [R01 AR61792]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81460355, 81472903]
- Second Hospital of Shandong University
- University of Colorado Cancer Center Summer Research Program
Oral mucositis, a severe oral ulceration, is a common toxic effect of radio- or chemoradio-therapy and a limiting factor to using the maximum dose of radiation for effective cancer treatment. Among cancer patients, at least 40% and up to 70%, of individuals treated with standard chemotherapy regimens or upper-body radiation, develop oral mucositis. To date, there is no FDA approved drug to treat oral mucositis in cancer patients. The key challenges for oral mucositis treatment are to repair and protect ulcerated oral mucosa without promoting cancer cell growth. Oral mucositis is the result of complex, multifaceted pathobiology, involving a series of signaling pathways and a chain of interactions between the epithelium and submucosa. Among those pathways and interactions, the activation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) is critical to the inflammation process of oral mucositis. We recently found that activation of TGF beta (transforming growth factor beta) signaling is associated with the development of oral mucositis. Smad7, the negative regulator of TGF beta signaling, inhibits both NF-kappa B and TGF beta activation and thus plays a pivotal role in the prevention and treatment of oral mucositis by attenuating growth inhibition, apoptosis, and inflammation while promoting epithelial migration. The major objective of this review is to evaluate the known functions of Smad7, with a particular focus on its molecular mechanisms and its function in blocking multiple pathological processes in oral mucositis.
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