{"title":"Exploring the interplay between iron metabolism imbalance and esophageal cancer","authors":"Lu Qi, Zhongwen Li","doi":"10.1515/oncologie-2024-0147","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"\n Iron metabolism plays a crucial role in various physiological processes, and its dysregulation has been implicated in many cancers. Epidemiological studies have confirmed a significant correlation between iron overload and an increased risk of oesophageal cancer. The purpose of this review is to investigate the relationship between iron metabolism imbalance and oesophageal cancer and to explore the potential application of iron metabolism regulatory mechanisms in the treatment of oesophageal cancer. This paper details the physiological mechanisms that regulate cellular iron homeostasis, including absorption, storage, utilization, and excretion and focuses on changes in iron homeostasis in oesophageal cancer cells. In addition, the paper discusses the multifaceted roles of iron in tumourigenesis, progression and metastasis, as well as the impact of iron metabolism in the tumour microenvironment. Finally, this paper discusses the potential impact of ferroptosis on cancer cell survival, highlights the importance of iron metabolism in oesophageal cancer, and provides new ideas for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of oesophageal cancer. Future research should further elucidate the specific role of iron metabolism in esophageal cancer pathogenesis and explore new therapeutic approaches using these mechanisms for more effective treatment strategies.","PeriodicalId":1,"journal":{"name":"Accounts of Chemical Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Accounts of Chemical Research","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1515/oncologie-2024-0147","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Iron metabolism plays a crucial role in various physiological processes, and its dysregulation has been implicated in many cancers. Epidemiological studies have confirmed a significant correlation between iron overload and an increased risk of oesophageal cancer. The purpose of this review is to investigate the relationship between iron metabolism imbalance and oesophageal cancer and to explore the potential application of iron metabolism regulatory mechanisms in the treatment of oesophageal cancer. This paper details the physiological mechanisms that regulate cellular iron homeostasis, including absorption, storage, utilization, and excretion and focuses on changes in iron homeostasis in oesophageal cancer cells. In addition, the paper discusses the multifaceted roles of iron in tumourigenesis, progression and metastasis, as well as the impact of iron metabolism in the tumour microenvironment. Finally, this paper discusses the potential impact of ferroptosis on cancer cell survival, highlights the importance of iron metabolism in oesophageal cancer, and provides new ideas for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of oesophageal cancer. Future research should further elucidate the specific role of iron metabolism in esophageal cancer pathogenesis and explore new therapeutic approaches using these mechanisms for more effective treatment strategies.
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Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance.
Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.