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Nucleolin‑based targeting strategies in cancer treatment: Focus on cancer immunotherapy (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Suyanee Thongchot
    • Krittaya Aksonnam
    • Peti Thuwajit
    • Pa-Thai Yenchitsomanus
    • Chanitra Thuwajit
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  • Published online on: July 21, 2023     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2023.5284
  • Article Number: 81
  • Copyright: © Thongchot et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The benefits of treating several types of cancers using immunotherapy have recently been established. The overexpression of nucleolin (NCL) in a number of types of cancer provides an attractive antigen target for the development of novel anticancer immunotherapeutic treatments. NCL is a multifunctional protein abundantly distributed in the nucleus, cytoplasm and cell membrane. It influences carcinogenesis, and the proliferation, survival and metastasis of cancer cells, leading to cancer progression. Additionally, the meta‑analysis of total and cytoplasmic NCL overexpression indicates a poor prognosis of patients with breast cancer. The AS1411 aptamers currently appear to have therapeutic action in the phase II clinical trial. The authors' research group has recently explored the anticancer function of NCL through the activation of T cells by dendritic cell‑based immunotherapy. The present review describes and discusses the mechanisms through which the multiple functions of NCL can participate in the progression of cancer. In addition, the studies that define the utility of NCL‑dependent anticancer therapies are summarized, with specific focus being paid to cancer immunotherapeutic approaches.
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Thongchot S, Aksonnam K, Thuwajit P, Yenchitsomanus P and Thuwajit C: Nucleolin‑based targeting strategies in cancer treatment: Focus on cancer immunotherapy (Review). Int J Mol Med 52: 81, 2023
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Thongchot, S., Aksonnam, K., Thuwajit, P., Yenchitsomanus, P., & Thuwajit, C. (2023). Nucleolin‑based targeting strategies in cancer treatment: Focus on cancer immunotherapy (Review). International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 52, 81. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2023.5284
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Thongchot, S., Aksonnam, K., Thuwajit, P., Yenchitsomanus, P., Thuwajit, C."Nucleolin‑based targeting strategies in cancer treatment: Focus on cancer immunotherapy (Review)". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 52.3 (2023): 81.
Chicago
Thongchot, S., Aksonnam, K., Thuwajit, P., Yenchitsomanus, P., Thuwajit, C."Nucleolin‑based targeting strategies in cancer treatment: Focus on cancer immunotherapy (Review)". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 52, no. 3 (2023): 81. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2023.5284