The importance of being dead: cell death mechanisms assessment in anti-sarcoma therapy

Cell death can occur through different mechanisms, defined by their nature and physiological implications. Correct assessment of cell death is crucial for cancer therapy success. Sarcomas are a large and diverse group of neoplasias from mesenchymal origin. Among cell death types, apoptosis is by far...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Rello Varona, Santiago, Herrero Martín, David, Lagares Tena, Laura, López Alemany, Roser, Mulet Margalef, Núria, Huertas-Martínez, Juan, Garcia Monclús, Silvia, García del Muro Solans, Xavier, Muñoz Pinedo, Cristina, Martínez Tirado, Òscar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/125575
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/125575
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Necrosi
Mort cel·lular
Apoptosi
Necrosis
Cell death
Apoptosis
Descripción
Sumario:Cell death can occur through different mechanisms, defined by their nature and physiological implications. Correct assessment of cell death is crucial for cancer therapy success. Sarcomas are a large and diverse group of neoplasias from mesenchymal origin. Among cell death types, apoptosis is by far the most studied in sarcomas. Albeit very promising in other fields, regulated necrosis and other cell death circumstances (as so-called "autophagic cell death" or "mitotic catastrophe") have not been yet properly addressed in sarcomas. Cell death is usually quantified in sarcomas by unspecific assays and in most cases the precise sequence of events remains poorly characterized. In this review, our main objective is to put into context the most recent sarcoma cell death findings in the more general landscape of different cell death modalities.