Pathophysiological roles and applications of glycosphingolipids in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer diseases.
Prog Lipid Res
; 91: 101241, 2023 07.
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ABSTRACT
Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) are major amphiphilic glycolipids present on the surface of living cell membranes. They have important biological functions, including maintaining plasma membrane stability, regulating signal transduction, and mediating cell recognition and adhesion. Specific GSLs and related enzymes are abnormally expressed in many cancer diseases and affect the malignant characteristics of tumors. The regulatory roles of GSLs in signaling pathways suggest that they are involved in tumor pathogenesis. GSLs have therefore been widely studied as diagnostic markers of cancer diseases and important targets of immunotherapy. This review describes the tumor-related biological functions of GSLs and systematically introduces recent progress in using diverse GSLs and related enzymes to diagnose and treat tumor diseases. Development of drugs and biomarkers for personalized cancer therapy based on GSL structure is also discussed. These advances, combined with recent progress in the preparation of GSLs derivatives through synthetic biology technologies, suggest a strong future for the use of customized GSL libraries in treating human diseases.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Glicoesfingolípidos
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Prog Lipid Res
Año:
2023
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Article
País de afiliación:
China