Na+/Ca2+ exchangers: Unexploited opportunities for cancer therapy?

Autor(es)

Rodrigues, Tiago ^{[1, 2]} ; Nunez Estevez, Gabriela Nohemi ^[2] ; dos Santos Tersariol, Ivarne Luis ^{[1, 3]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Mogi Das Cruzes, Interdisciplinary Ctr Biochem Invest CIIB, Mogi Das Cruzes, SP - Brazil

^[2] Fed Univ ABC UFABC, Ctr Nat & Human Sci CCNH, Santo Andre, SP - Brazil

^[3] Fed Univ Sao Paulo Unifesp Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo Sch Med, Dept Biochem, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo de Revisão
• Fonte: Biochemical Pharmacology; v. 163, p. 357-361, MAY 2019.
• Citações Web of Science: 1

Resumo

Calcium is a well-studied ion that acts as a cofactor in several reactions and as intracellular second messenger. It plays crucial roles in living cells by regulating several processes from cell division to death. The disruption of Ca2+ homeostasis is related to cell and tissue damage and it is involved in several pathological conditions and diseases, including cancer. Tumor cells exhibit several molecular features in relation to normal cells in order to acquire proliferative and survival advantages, and Ca2+ signaling is directly or indirectly involved in these pathways. Thus, changes in the expression of Ca2+ channels and pumps are frequently described in some cancers, including transient receptor potential (TRP) family channels, store- and voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, store release channels, and Ca2+ ATPases. Although the sodium/calcium exchanger (Na+/Ca2+ exchanger; NCX) and the therapeutic potential of its inhibitors have been extensively studied in heart diseases, there are few studies about the molecular and functional aspects of NCX in cancer. Here, the current knowledge about NCX in cancer will be reviewed and possible strategies to target NCX for cancer therapy will be discussed. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 15/03964-6 - Glicosaminoglicanos e proteoglicanos: relação estrutura e função
• Beneficiário: Helena Bonciani Nader
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 16/07367-5 - Investigação dos Mecanismos de Indução de Morte Celular por Fenotiazinas em Células Tumorais: Modulação da Expressão Gênica e Papel das Proteínas da Família BCL-2 e Estresse do Retículo Endoplasmático
• Beneficiário: Tiago Rodrigues
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular