Cells (Dec 2022)

Cathepsins Trigger Cell Death and Regulate Radioresistance in Glioblastoma

  • Xiaofeng Ding,
  • Chen Zhang,
  • Huajian Chen,
  • Minghua Ren,
  • Xiaodong Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11244108
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 24
p. 4108

Abstract

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Treatment of glioblastoma (GBM) remains very challenging, and it is particularly important to find sensitive and specific molecular targets. In this work, we reveal the relationship between the expression of cathepsins and radioresistance in GBM. We analyzed cathepsins (cathepsin B, cathepsin D, cathepsin L, and cathepsin Z/X), which are highly associated with the radioresistance of GBM by regulating different types of cell death. Cathepsins could be potential targets for GBM treatment.

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