Cysteine Cathepsins as Therapeutic Targets in Immune Regulation and Immune Disorders.
Emanuela SenjorJanko KosMilica Perišić NanutPublished in: Biomedicines (2023)
Cysteine cathepsins, as the most abundant proteases found in the lysosomes, play a vital role in several processes-such as protein degradation, changes in cell signaling, cell morphology, migration and proliferation, and energy metabolism. In addition to their lysosomal function, they are also secreted and may remain functional in the extracellular space. Upregulation of cathepsin expression is associated with several pathological conditions including cancer, neurodegeneration, and immune-system dysregulation. In this review, we present an overview of cysteine-cathepsin involvement and possible targeting options for mitigation of aberrant function in immune disorders such as inflammation, autoimmune diseases, and immune response in cancer.
Keyphrases
- papillary thyroid
- immune response
- poor prognosis
- single cell
- fluorescent probe
- cell therapy
- squamous cell
- living cells
- signaling pathway
- oxidative stress
- cell proliferation
- climate change
- binding protein
- stem cells
- dendritic cells
- long non coding rna
- toll like receptor
- young adults
- cancer therapy
- protein protein
- mesenchymal stem cells