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Area of Science:

  • Cellular Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Cell death is vital for multicellular organism development, tissue balance, and immunity.
  • Dysregulated cell death contributes to diseases like cancer, where tumor cells often evade apoptosis, causing treatment resistance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review molecular and cellular changes in various cell death pathways.
  • To discuss conventional and non-conventional methods for investigating cell death processes.
  • To highlight the therapeutic potential of exploring cell death pathways beyond apoptosis for cancer treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on cell death mechanisms.
  • Systematic discussion of biochemical and cellular analysis techniques.
  • Comparative analysis of different cell death pathways (apoptosis, necroptosis, pyroptosis, ferroptosis, cuproptosis).

Main Results:

  • Multiple cell death pathways exist, each with distinct molecular triggers and outcomes.
  • Apoptosis evasion is a common mechanism of cancer treatment resistance.
  • Emerging cell death pathways (necroptosis, pyroptosis, ferroptosis, cuproptosis) show promise for novel cancer therapies.

Conclusions:

  • A thorough understanding of diverse cell death mechanisms and analytical methods is essential for advancing cancer therapeutics.
  • Exploring non-apoptotic cell death pathways offers new avenues for overcoming drug resistance in cancer treatment.
  • Selecting appropriate detection and quantification methods is critical for accurate cell death research.