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Ferroptosis in Glioma Immune Microenvironment: Opportunity and Challenge
Kaikai Wang1, Junjie Wang2, Jiahao Zhang1
1Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Abstract:
Glioma is the most common intracranial malignant tumor in adults and the 5-year survival rate of glioma patients is extremely poor, even in patients who received Stupp treatment after diagnosis and this forces us to explore more efficient clinical strategies. At this time, immunotherapy shows great potential in a variety of tumor clinical treatments, however, its clinical effect in glioma is limited because of tumor immune privilege which was induced by the glioma immunosuppressive microenvironment, so remodeling the immunosuppressive microenvironment is a practical way to eliminate glioma immunotherapy resistance. Recently, increasing studies have confirmed that ferroptosis, a new form of cell death, plays an important role in tumor progression and immune microenvironment and the crosstalk between ferroptosis and tumor immune microenvironment attracts much attention. This work summarizes the progress studies of ferroptosis in the glioma immune microenvironment.
Insights
Ferroptosis, a novel cell death, is crucial for understanding and overcoming glioma
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Immunology
- Cell Death Research
Background:
- Glioma is a prevalent adult brain tumor with poor prognosis.
- Current treatments, including Stupp protocol, offer limited survival benefits.
- Immunotherapy efficacy in glioma is hindered by the tumor's immunosuppressive microenvironment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the role of ferroptosis in the glioma immune microenvironment.
- To explore strategies for remodeling the immunosuppressive microenvironment to enhance glioma immunotherapy.
- To highlight the crosstalk between ferroptosis and the tumor immune microenvironment.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of recent studies on ferroptosis and glioma.
- Analysis of the mechanisms underlying ferroptosis in the context of the glioma immune microenvironment.
- Synthesis of information on the interplay between ferroptosis and immune cells within gliomas.
Main Results:
- Ferroptosis, a distinct form of regulated cell death, significantly impacts tumor progression.
- The glioma immune microenvironment contributes to immunotherapy resistance.
- Emerging evidence indicates a critical role for ferroptosis in modulating this microenvironment.
Conclusions:
- Ferroptosis is a key factor in the glioma immune microenvironment.
- Targeting ferroptosis presents a promising strategy to overcome glioma immunotherapy resistance.
- Further research into ferroptosis is essential for developing effective glioma treatments.
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