Molecular links between COPD and lung cancer: new targets for drug discovery?
Expert Opin Ther Targets
; 23(6): 539-553, 2019 06.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
COPD and lung cancer are leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and they share a common environmental risk factor in cigarette smoke exposure and a genetic predisposition represented by their incidence in only a fraction of smokers. This reflects the ability of cigarette smoke to induce an inflammatory response in the airways of susceptible smokers. Moreover, COPD could be a driving factor in lung cancer, by increasing oxidative stress and the resulting DNA damage and repression of the DNA repair mechanisms, chronic exposure to pro-inflammatory cytokines, repression of innate immunity and increased cellular proliferation. Areas covered We have focused our review on the potential pathogenic molecular links between tobacco smoking-related COPD and lung cancer and the potential molecular targets for new drug development by understanding the common signaling pathways involved in COPD and lung cancer. Expert commentary Research in this field is mostly limited to animal models or small clinical trials. Large clinical trials are needed but mostly combined models of COPD and lung cancer are necessary to investigate the processes caused by chronic inflammation, including genetic and epigenetic alteration, and the expression of inflammatory mediators that link COPD and lung cancer, to identify new molecular therapeutic targets.Palabras clave
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica
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Descubrimiento de Drogas
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Animals
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Expert Opin Ther Targets
Asunto de la revista:
TERAPEUTICA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia