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Ganini C, Montanaro M, Scimeca M, Palmieri G, Anemona L, Concetti L, Melino G, Bove P, Amelio I, Candi E, Mauriello A. No Time to Die: How Kidney Cancer Evades Cell Death. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23116198. [PMID: 35682876 PMCID: PMC9181490 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23116198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The understanding of the pathogenesis of renal cell carcinoma led to the development of targeted therapies, which dramatically changed the overall survival rate. Nonetheless, despite innovative lines of therapy accessible to patients, the prognosis remains severe in most cases. Kidney cancer rarely shows mutations in the genes coding for proteins involved in programmed cell death, including p53. In this paper, we show that the molecular machinery responsible for different forms of cell death, such as apoptosis, ferroptosis, pyroptosis, and necroptosis, which are somehow impaired in kidney cancer to allow cancer cell growth and development, was reactivated by targeted pharmacological intervention. The aim of the present review was to summarize the modality of programmed cell death in the pathogenesis of renal cell carcinoma, showing in vitro and in vivo evidence of their potential role in controlling kidney cancer growth, and highlighting their possible therapeutic value.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carlo Ganini
- Department of Experimental Medicine, TOR, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (C.G.); (M.M.); (M.S.); (G.P.); (L.A.); (L.C.); (G.M.); (P.B.); (I.A.); (E.C.)
- Biochemistry Laboratory, Istituto Dermopatico Immacolata (IDI-IRCCS), 00100 Rome, Italy
| | - Manuela Montanaro
- Department of Experimental Medicine, TOR, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (C.G.); (M.M.); (M.S.); (G.P.); (L.A.); (L.C.); (G.M.); (P.B.); (I.A.); (E.C.)
| | - Manuel Scimeca
- Department of Experimental Medicine, TOR, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (C.G.); (M.M.); (M.S.); (G.P.); (L.A.); (L.C.); (G.M.); (P.B.); (I.A.); (E.C.)
| | - Giampiero Palmieri
- Department of Experimental Medicine, TOR, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (C.G.); (M.M.); (M.S.); (G.P.); (L.A.); (L.C.); (G.M.); (P.B.); (I.A.); (E.C.)
| | - Lucia Anemona
- Department of Experimental Medicine, TOR, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (C.G.); (M.M.); (M.S.); (G.P.); (L.A.); (L.C.); (G.M.); (P.B.); (I.A.); (E.C.)
| | - Livia Concetti
- Department of Experimental Medicine, TOR, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (C.G.); (M.M.); (M.S.); (G.P.); (L.A.); (L.C.); (G.M.); (P.B.); (I.A.); (E.C.)
| | - Gerry Melino
- Department of Experimental Medicine, TOR, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (C.G.); (M.M.); (M.S.); (G.P.); (L.A.); (L.C.); (G.M.); (P.B.); (I.A.); (E.C.)
| | - Pierluigi Bove
- Department of Experimental Medicine, TOR, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (C.G.); (M.M.); (M.S.); (G.P.); (L.A.); (L.C.); (G.M.); (P.B.); (I.A.); (E.C.)
| | - Ivano Amelio
- Department of Experimental Medicine, TOR, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (C.G.); (M.M.); (M.S.); (G.P.); (L.A.); (L.C.); (G.M.); (P.B.); (I.A.); (E.C.)
| | - Eleonora Candi
- Department of Experimental Medicine, TOR, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (C.G.); (M.M.); (M.S.); (G.P.); (L.A.); (L.C.); (G.M.); (P.B.); (I.A.); (E.C.)
- Biochemistry Laboratory, Istituto Dermopatico Immacolata (IDI-IRCCS), 00100 Rome, Italy
| | - Alessandro Mauriello
- Department of Experimental Medicine, TOR, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (C.G.); (M.M.); (M.S.); (G.P.); (L.A.); (L.C.); (G.M.); (P.B.); (I.A.); (E.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0620-903-934
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