Targeting mitophagy to promote apoptosis is a potential therapeutic strategy for cancer

Y Tang, L Wang, J Qin, Y Lu, HM Shen, HB Chen - Autophagy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Many anticancer agents exert cytotoxicity and trigger apoptosis through the induction of
mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitophagy, as a key mitochondrial quality control mechanism …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic effects of autophagy/mitophagy inhibitors and magnolol promote apoptosis and antitumor efficacy

Y Tang, L Wang, T Yi, J Xu, J Wang, JJ Qin… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021 - Elsevier
Mitochondria as a signaling platform play crucial roles in deciding cell fate. Many classic
anticancer agents are known to trigger cell death through induction of mitochondrial …

Therapy mediated by mitophagy abrogates tumor progression

R Gargini, V García-Escudero, M Izquierdo - Autophagy, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Autophagy is mainly a cellular recycling process that promotes survival, but it can also cause
cell death if cell injury persists. The role of mitophagy in tumorigenesis remains uncertain …

CDK9 inhibition blocks the initiation of PINK1-PRKN-mediated mitophagy by regulating the SIRT1-FOXO3-BNIP3 axis and enhances the therapeutic effects involving …

J Yao, J Wang, Y Xu, Q Guo, Y Sun, J Liu, S Li, Y Guo… - Autophagy, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Mitophagy is a type of selective macroautophagy/autophagy that degrades dysfunctional or
excessive mitochondria. Regulation of this process is critical for maintaining cellular …

Dual role of mitophagy in cancer drug resistance

C Yan, TS Li - Anticancer research, 2018 - ar.iiarjournals.org
The effectiveness of chemotherapy is largely limited by drug resistance. In the past few
decades, modulation of anticancer drug resistance plays little role in benefit of clinical …

Mitochondria autophagy: a potential target for cancer therapy

YH Qiu, TS Zhang, XW Wang, M Wang… - Journal of drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Mitophagy is a selective form of macroautophagy in which dysfunctional and damaged
mitochondria can be efficiently degraded, removed and recycled through autophagy …

Mitophagy: A novel perspective for insighting into cancer and cancer treatment

C Song, S Pan, J Zhang, N Li, Q Geng - Cell Proliferation, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Mitophagy refers to the selective self‐elimination of mitochondria under
damaged or certain developmental conditions. As an important regulatory mechanism to …

[HTML][HTML] Mitophagy in carcinogenesis, drug resistance and anticancer therapeutics

Y Guan, Y Wang, B Li, K Shen, Q Li, Y Ni… - Cancer cell …, 2021 - Springer
The mitochondrion is an organelle that plays a vital role in energy production, cytoplasmic
protein degradation and cell death. Mitophagy is an autophagic procedure that specifically …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial targeted HSP90 inhibitor Gamitrinib-TPP (G-TPP) induces PINK1/Parkin-dependent mitophagy

FC Fiesel, ED James, R Hudec, W Springer - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Loss-of-function mutations in PINK1 or PARKIN are associated with early-onset Parkinson's
disease. Upon mitochondrial stress, PINK1 and Parkin together mediate a response that …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial dysfunction activates lysosomal-dependent mitophagy selectively in cancer cells

TG Biel, VA Rao - Oncotarget, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Molecules designed to target and accumulate in the mitochondria are an emerging
therapeutic approach for cancer and other indications. Mitochondria-targeted redox agents …