Mechanism of sorafenib resistance associated with ferroptosis in HCC

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Pharmacology

Mengwen Yao¹  Lingling Guo¹  Cuntao Hu¹  Guang Han² 

[1] Department of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China;null;

关键词: hepatocellular carcinoma;    ferroptosis;    sorafenib;    sorafenib resistance;    ROS;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fphar.2023.1207496

 received in 2023-04-17, accepted in 2023-05-26,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most familiar primary hepatic malignancy with a poor prognosis. The incidence of HCC and the associated deaths have risen in recent decades. Sorafenib is the first drug to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for routine use in the first-line therapy of patients with advanced HCC. However, only about 30% of patients with HCC will be benefited from sorafenib therapy, and drug resistance typically develops within 6 months. In recent years, the mechanisms of resistance to sorafenib have gained the attention of a growing number of researchers. A promising field of current studies is ferroptosis, which is a novel form of cell death differing from apoptosis, necroptosis, and autophagy. This process is dependent on the accumulation of intracellular iron and reactive oxygen species (ROS). Furthermore, the increase in intracellular iron levels and ROS can be significantly observed in cells resistant to sorafenib. This article reviews the mechanisms of resistance to sorafenib that are related to ferroptosis, evaluates the relationship between ferroptosis and sorafenib resistance, and explores new therapeutic approaches capable of reversing sorafenib resistance in HCC through the modulation of ferroptosis.

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