Biomolecules (May 2021)

Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) Channels in Haematological Malignancies: An Update

  • Federica Maggi,
  • Maria Beatrice Morelli,
  • Massimo Nabissi,
  • Oliviero Marinelli,
  • Laura Zeppa,
  • Cristina Aguzzi,
  • Giorgio Santoni,
  • Consuelo Amantini

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/biom11050765
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 5
p. 765

Abstract

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Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are improving their importance in different cancers, becoming suitable as promising candidates for precision medicine. Their important contribution in calcium trafficking inside and outside cells is coming to light from many papers published so far. Encouraging results on the correlation between TRP and overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in cancer patients are available, and there are as many promising data from in vitro studies. For what concerns haematological malignancy, the role of TRPs is still not elucidated, and data regarding TRP channel expression have demonstrated great variability throughout blood cancer so far. Thus, the aim of this review is to highlight the most recent findings on TRP channels in leukaemia and lymphoma, demonstrating their important contribution in the perspective of personalised therapies.

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