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Transient Autophagy Inhibition Precipitates Oncogenesis: A Red Flag For Pharmacological Autophagy Inhibitors?

TitleTransient Autophagy Inhibition Precipitates Oncogenesis: A Red Flag For Pharmacological Autophagy Inhibitors?
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2020
AuthorsGalluzzi L, Kroemer G
JournalTrends Cell Biol
Volume30
Issue5
Pagination339-340
Date Published2020 May
ISSN1879-3088
KeywordsAnimals, Autophagy, Carcinogenesis, Humans, Mice, Models, Biological, Treatment Outcome
Abstract

Recent findings demonstrate that transient genetic inhibition of autophagy promotes age-associated pathologies in mice. While autophagy restoration effectively counteracts such disorders, it also exacerbates the incidence of various solid and hematological tumors. These data may cast additional shadows on the clinical potential of autophagy inhibition for cancer therapy.

DOI10.1016/j.tcb.2020.02.004
Alternate JournalTrends Cell Biol
PubMed ID32302546

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