Abstract:
:Apo 2 ligand/tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (Apo2L/TRAIL), is a member of the TNF family of cytokines, which can induce apoptotic cell death in cells expressing at least one of their specific death receptors, DR4 (TRAIL-R1) or DR5 (TRAIL-R2). In the last decade, the Apo2L/TRAIL system of apoptosis has attracted significant interest as a potential drug-targeting pathway for human therapy, due to the ability of that cytokine to trigger apoptosis in various types of cancer cells while displaying low or no toxicity to normal cells. Recent results suggest that manipulating the Apo2L/TRAIL system may be also useful for the treatment of inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis. For its possible therapeutic use, a number of receptor-specific Apo2L/TRAIL molecular variants and agonistic monoclonal antibodies have been developed, and some of them are in clinical trials. In addition, Apo2L/TRAIL-resistant tumors can be sensitized to Apo2L/TRAIL by selected novel or classical chemotherapeutic agents, opening new possibilities for combined therapies. We will briefly review the current status of Apo2L/TRAIL-based therapies for human disease, their promises and limitations.
journal_name
Biochem Pharmacoljournal_title
Biochemical pharmacologyauthors
Martinez-Lostao L,Marzo I,Anel A,Naval Jdoi
10.1016/j.bcp.2011.12.036subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-06-01 00:00:00pages
1475-83issue
11eissn
0006-2952issn
1873-2968pii
S0006-2952(11)00952-Xjournal_volume
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