Abstract
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a cytokine with well known anticancer properties and is being utilized as anticancer agent for the treatment of patients with locally advanced solid tumors. However, TNF role in cancer biology is debated. In fact, in spite of the wealth of evidence supporting its antitumor activity, the cascade of molecular events underlying TNF-mediated tumor regression observed in vivo is still incompletely elucidated. Furthermore, some preclinical findings suggest that TNF may even promote cancer development and progression. With this work we intend to summarize the molecular biology of TNF (with particular regard to its tumor-related activities) and review the experimental and clinical evidence currently available describing the complex and sometime apparently conflicting relationship between this cytokine, cancer biology and antitumor therapy. We also propose a model to explain the dual effect of TNF based on the exposure time and cytokine levels reached within the tumor microenvironment. Finally, we overview recent research findings that might lead to new ways for exploiting the anticancer potential of TNF in the clinical setting.
Keywords: Tumor necrosis factor, TNF, cancer, biology, therapy, chemotherapeutic agents, cancer biotherapy, Coley's toxin, TNF PATHWAY, TNF-converting enzyme, TACE, (DISC), transcription factors, (SODD), programmedcell-death, apoptosis, FLICE, ceramide, ANTICANCER, cathepsin-B, murine fibrosarcoma, haemorrhagic necrosis, thromosis, pro-coagulant tissue factor, NOS, antineoplastic agents, malignant cells, protein kinase-C, carcinogenesis, angiogenesis, Cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome, single nucleotide polymorphisms, isolated limb perfusion, isolated hepatic perfusion, ANTI-TNF THERAPY, TNF-antagonists, TNF Muteins, NFkB Pathway, NFkB, proapoptotic factors, NSAID, PKB/Akt
Current Medicinal Chemistry
Title: The Dual Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) in Cancer Biology
Volume: 17 Issue: 29
Author(s): L. Bertazza and S. Mocellin
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Keywords: Tumor necrosis factor, TNF, cancer, biology, therapy, chemotherapeutic agents, cancer biotherapy, Coley's toxin, TNF PATHWAY, TNF-converting enzyme, TACE, (DISC), transcription factors, (SODD), programmedcell-death, apoptosis, FLICE, ceramide, ANTICANCER, cathepsin-B, murine fibrosarcoma, haemorrhagic necrosis, thromosis, pro-coagulant tissue factor, NOS, antineoplastic agents, malignant cells, protein kinase-C, carcinogenesis, angiogenesis, Cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome, single nucleotide polymorphisms, isolated limb perfusion, isolated hepatic perfusion, ANTI-TNF THERAPY, TNF-antagonists, TNF Muteins, NFkB Pathway, NFkB, proapoptotic factors, NSAID, PKB/Akt
Abstract: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a cytokine with well known anticancer properties and is being utilized as anticancer agent for the treatment of patients with locally advanced solid tumors. However, TNF role in cancer biology is debated. In fact, in spite of the wealth of evidence supporting its antitumor activity, the cascade of molecular events underlying TNF-mediated tumor regression observed in vivo is still incompletely elucidated. Furthermore, some preclinical findings suggest that TNF may even promote cancer development and progression. With this work we intend to summarize the molecular biology of TNF (with particular regard to its tumor-related activities) and review the experimental and clinical evidence currently available describing the complex and sometime apparently conflicting relationship between this cytokine, cancer biology and antitumor therapy. We also propose a model to explain the dual effect of TNF based on the exposure time and cytokine levels reached within the tumor microenvironment. Finally, we overview recent research findings that might lead to new ways for exploiting the anticancer potential of TNF in the clinical setting.
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Bertazza L. and Mocellin S., The Dual Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) in Cancer Biology, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2010; 17 (29) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986710793176339
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