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- Title
Therapeutic potential of TRPM8 channels in cancer treatment.
- Authors
Ochoa, Sara V.; Casas, Zulma; Albarracín, Sonia L.; Sutachan, Jhon Jairo; Torres, Yolima P.
- Abstract
Cancer is a multifactorial process associated with changes in signaling pathways leading to cell cycle variations and gene expression. The transient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) channel is a non-selective cation channel expressed in neuronal and non-neuronal tissues, where it is involved in several processes, including thermosensation, differentiation, and migration. Cancer is a multifactorial process associated with changes in signaling pathways leading to variations in cell cycle and gene expression. Interestingly, it has been shown that TRPM8 channels also participate in physiological processes related to cancer, such as proliferation, survival, and invasion. For instance, TRPM8 channels have an important role in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of prostate cancer. In addition, it has been reported that TRPM8 channels are involved in the progress of pancreatic, breast, bladder, colon, gastric, and skin cancers, glioblastoma, and neuroblastoma. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the role of TRPM8 channels in cancer progression. We also discuss the therapeutic potential of TRPM8 in carcinogenesis, which has been proposed as a molecular target for cancer therapy.
- Subjects
DRUG target; CANCER treatment; CELL cycle; CELLULAR signal transduction; BREAST; GENE expression; TRP channels
- Publication
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023, Vol 14, p01
- ISSN
1663-9812
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fphar.2023.1098448