{"title":"The role of the purinergic ligand-gated ion channel 7 receptor in common digestive system cancers.","authors":"Xin Wang, Qingqing Yu, Xue Bai, Xinyu Li, Yanli Sun, Xiaoxiang Peng, Ronglan Zhao","doi":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000851","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The incidence of digestive malignancies has increased in recent years, including colorectal cancer (CRC), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and pancreatic cancer. Advanced stages of these cancers are prone to metastasis, which seriously reduce the standard of living of patients and lead to decline in the survival rate of patients. So far there are no good specific drugs to stop this phenomenon. It is very important and urgent to find new biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Purinergic ligand-gated ion channel 7 receptor (P2X7R) is ATP-gated and nonselective ion channel receptor involved in many inflammatory processes and cancer progression. P2X7R is present in many cancer cells and promotes or inhibits cancer development through signal transduction. Studies have presented that P2X7R plays a role in the proliferation and migration of digestive system cancers, such as CRC, HCC and pancreatic cancer. Therefore, P2X7R may serve as a biomarker or therapeutic target for digestive system cancers. This paper describes the structure and function of P2X7R, and mainly reviews the research progress on the role of P2X7R in CRC, HCC and pancreatic cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":11830,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Cancer Prevention","volume":" ","pages":"271-281"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"European Journal of Cancer Prevention","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000851","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2023/11/6 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ONCOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The incidence of digestive malignancies has increased in recent years, including colorectal cancer (CRC), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and pancreatic cancer. Advanced stages of these cancers are prone to metastasis, which seriously reduce the standard of living of patients and lead to decline in the survival rate of patients. So far there are no good specific drugs to stop this phenomenon. It is very important and urgent to find new biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Purinergic ligand-gated ion channel 7 receptor (P2X7R) is ATP-gated and nonselective ion channel receptor involved in many inflammatory processes and cancer progression. P2X7R is present in many cancer cells and promotes or inhibits cancer development through signal transduction. Studies have presented that P2X7R plays a role in the proliferation and migration of digestive system cancers, such as CRC, HCC and pancreatic cancer. Therefore, P2X7R may serve as a biomarker or therapeutic target for digestive system cancers. This paper describes the structure and function of P2X7R, and mainly reviews the research progress on the role of P2X7R in CRC, HCC and pancreatic cancer.
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European Journal of Cancer Prevention aims to promote an increased awareness of all aspects of cancer prevention and to stimulate new ideas and innovations. The Journal has a wide-ranging scope, covering such aspects as descriptive and metabolic epidemiology, histopathology, genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, clinical medicine, intervention trials and public education, basic laboratory studies and special group studies. Although affiliated to a European organization, the journal addresses issues of international importance.