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Apoptosis in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Disease

Thompson, Craig B.·1995·Science

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In multicellular organisms, homeostasis is maintained through a balance between cell proliferation and cell death. Although much is known about the control of cell proliferation, less is known about the control of cell death. Physiologic cell death occurs primarily through an evolutionarily conserved form of cell suicide termed apoptosis. The decision of a cell to undergo apoptosis can be influenced by a wide variety of regulatory stimuli. Recent evidence suggests that alterations in cell survival contribute to the pathogenesis of a number of human diseases, including cancer, viral infections, autoimmune diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). Treatments designed to specifically alter the apoptotic threshold may have the potential to change the natural progression of some of these diseases.

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  • Cells dying by apoptosis can be vigorously immunogenic, whereas necrotic cells can be less immunogenic than cells undergoing an immunogenic form of apoptosis.

    “However, in-depth investigations have shown that cells dying by apoptosis can be vigorously immunogenic, whereas necrotic cells can be less immunogenic than cells undergoing an immunogenic form of apoptosis 2,6.”

    From Immunogenic and tolerogenic cell death (2009) · cites this paper as [6]

  • A chemical caspase inhibitor or transfection with a caspase inhibitor destroyed the capacity of anthracyclin-treated cancer cells to induce anti-tumour immune responses after subcutaneous administration.

    “A chemical caspase inhibitor (zVAD-fmk) or transfection with a caspase inhibitor (such as baculovirus p35) destroyed the capacity of anthracyclin-treated cancer cells to induce anti-tumour immune responses following their subcutaneous administration6.”

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Authors
Thompson, C. B.
Affiliations
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Thompson, Craig B.
Venue
Science
Published
1995-03-10
Volume
267
Issue
5203
Pages
1456-1462
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W1991865867
Cited by
6,524
References
145
Citations by year
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FWCI
33.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
Keywords
apoptosis, cell death regulation, cell proliferation, homeostasis, cancer, viral infection, autoimmune disease, neurodegenerative diseases, AIDS, apoptosis inhibitor, pathogenesis
MeSH terms
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Animals, Autoimmune Diseases, Cell Division, Cell Survival, Disease, Hematologic Diseases, Humans, Neoplasms, Nervous System Diseases, Therapeutics, Virus Diseases, Apoptosis

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