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Autori principali: Harrath, Abdel Halim, Jalouli, Maroua, Al-Zharani, Mohammed, Rahman, Md Ataur
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Pubblicazione: Biomedicines 2026
Accesso online:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41595746/
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author Harrath, Abdel Halim
Jalouli, Maroua
Al-Zharani, Mohammed
Rahman, Md Ataur
author_facet Harrath, Abdel Halim
Jalouli, Maroua
Al-Zharani, Mohammed
Rahman, Md Ataur
Harrath, Abdel Halim
Jalouli, Maroua
Al-Zharani, Mohammed
Rahman, Md Ataur
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Recent Update Targeting Autophagy-Apoptosis Crosstalk Using Bioactive Natural Products for Ovarian Cancer Treatment. Harrath, Abdel Halim Jalouli, Maroua Al-Zharani, Mohammed Rahman, Md Ataur Ovarian cancer remains a top mortality contributor within gynecological cancers because patients receive diagnoses late in the disease course and conventional treatment resistance along with high recurrence rates cause poor outcomes. Aberrant regulation of autophagy and apoptosis has a critical role in the development, progression, chemoresistance, and immune escape from ovarian cancer. Recent evidence has demonstrated a complicated and dynamic crosstalk between autophagy and apoptosis, during which autophagy can act as a cytoprotective or cell death-promoting process depending on tumor stage and therapeutic context. In parallel, apoptosis functions as a tightly regulated form of programmed cell death that is essential for eliminating damaged or malignant cells and serves as a major tumor-suppressive mechanism in ovarian cancer. The PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway is the most active and clinically relevant pathway in the management of ovarian cancer as a master regulator of both autophagy and apoptosis, suppressing apoptotic cell death while promoting cytoprotective autophagy under chemotherapeutic stress. Bioactive natural products derived from plants, marine sources, and dietary intake have emerged as potential modulators of the autophagy-apoptosis crosstalk. Curcumin, resveratrol, quercetin, berberine, and epigallocatechin gallate are known to have the ability to restore apoptotic signaling, block pro-survival autophagy, and sensitize ovarian cancer cells to chemotherapy through the regulation of key pathways including PI3K/AKT/mTOR, AMPK, MAPK, p53, and Bcl-2 family proteins. In this review, we provide an updated understanding of the molecular mechanisms through which bioactive natural products modulate autophagy-apoptosis crosstalk in ovarian cancer. We also highlight the translational challenges, therapeutic potential, and future directions for the integration of natural product-based strategies in precision medicine for ovarian cancer.
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spellingShingle Recent Update Targeting Autophagy-Apoptosis Crosstalk Using Bioactive Natural Products for Ovarian Cancer Treatment.
Harrath, Abdel Halim
Jalouli, Maroua
Al-Zharani, Mohammed
Rahman, Md Ataur
Recent Update Targeting Autophagy-Apoptosis Crosstalk Using Bioactive Natural Products for Ovarian Cancer Treatment. Harrath, Abdel Halim Jalouli, Maroua Al-Zharani, Mohammed Rahman, Md Ataur Ovarian cancer remains a top mortality contributor within gynecological cancers because patients receive diagnoses late in the disease course and conventional treatment resistance along with high recurrence rates cause poor outcomes. Aberrant regulation of autophagy and apoptosis has a critical role in the development, progression, chemoresistance, and immune escape from ovarian cancer. Recent evidence has demonstrated a complicated and dynamic crosstalk between autophagy and apoptosis, during which autophagy can act as a cytoprotective or cell death-promoting process depending on tumor stage and therapeutic context. In parallel, apoptosis functions as a tightly regulated form of programmed cell death that is essential for eliminating damaged or malignant cells and serves as a major tumor-suppressive mechanism in ovarian cancer. The PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway is the most active and clinically relevant pathway in the management of ovarian cancer as a master regulator of both autophagy and apoptosis, suppressing apoptotic cell death while promoting cytoprotective autophagy under chemotherapeutic stress. Bioactive natural products derived from plants, marine sources, and dietary intake have emerged as potential modulators of the autophagy-apoptosis crosstalk. Curcumin, resveratrol, quercetin, berberine, and epigallocatechin gallate are known to have the ability to restore apoptotic signaling, block pro-survival autophagy, and sensitize ovarian cancer cells to chemotherapy through the regulation of key pathways including PI3K/AKT/mTOR, AMPK, MAPK, p53, and Bcl-2 family proteins. In this review, we provide an updated understanding of the molecular mechanisms through which bioactive natural products modulate autophagy-apoptosis crosstalk in ovarian cancer. We also highlight the translational challenges, therapeutic potential, and future directions for the integration of natural product-based strategies in precision medicine for ovarian cancer.
title Recent Update Targeting Autophagy-Apoptosis Crosstalk Using Bioactive Natural Products for Ovarian Cancer Treatment.
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41595746/