Targeting the thioredoxin system for cancer therapy

J Zhang, X Li, X Han, R Liu, J Fang - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2017 - cell.com
Thioredoxin (Trx) and thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) are essential components of the Trx
system which plays pivotal roles in regulating multiple cellular redox signaling pathways. In …

Thioredoxin reductase inhibition for cancer therapy

R Gencheva, ESJ Arnér - Annual Review of Pharmacology and …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The cytosolic selenoprotein thioredoxin reductase 1 (TrxR1, TXNRD1), and to some extent
mitochondrial TrxR2 (TXNRD2), can be inhibited by a wide range of electrophilic …

[HTML][HTML] The ferroptosis inducing compounds RSL3 and ML162 are not direct inhibitors of GPX4 but of TXNRD1

DM Cheff, C Huang, KC Scholzen, R Gencheva… - Redox Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Ferroptosis is defined as cell death triggered by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation that is
preventable by antioxidant compounds such as ferrostatin-1. Endogenous suppressors of …

[HTML][HTML] Mecheliolide elicits ROS-mediated ERS driven immunogenic cell death in hepatocellular carcinoma

Z Xu, J Xu, S Sun, W Lin, Y Li, Q Lu, F Li, Z Yang, Y Lu… - Redox Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
The nonnegligible reason for the poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is
resistance to conventional chemotherapy. Immunogenic cell death (ICD) is a rare …

Thioredoxin reductase as a pharmacological target

G Bjørklund, L Zou, J Wang, CT Chasapis… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thioredoxin reductases (TrxRs) belong to the pyridine nucleotide disulfide oxidoreductase
family enzymes that reduce thioredoxin (Trx). The couple TrxR and Trx is one of the major …

Irreversible inhibition of cytosolic thioredoxin reductase 1 as a mechanistic basis for anticancer therapy

WC Stafford, X Peng, MH Olofsson, X Zhang… - Science translational …, 2018 - science.org
Cancer cells adapt to their inherently increased oxidative stress through activation of the
glutathione (GSH) and thioredoxin (TXN) systems. Inhibition of both of these systems …

The role of thioredoxin system in cancer: strategy for cancer therapy

JJ Jia, WS Geng, ZQ Wang, L Chen… - Cancer chemotherapy and …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Cancer, a major public health problem, exhibits significant redox alteration.
Thioredoxin (Trx) system, including Trx and Trx reductase (TrxR), as well as Trx-interacting …

Targeting the thioredoxin system as a strategy for cancer therapy: Miniperspective

M Bian, R Fan, S Zhao, W Liu - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
Thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) participates in the regulation of redox reactions in organisms.
It works mainly via its substrate molecule, thioredoxin, to maintain the redox balance and …

[HTML][HTML] Thioredoxin reductase selenoproteins from different organisms as potential drug targets for treatment of human diseases

R Gencheva, Q Cheng, ESJ Arner - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Human thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) is a selenoprotein with a central role in cellular redox
homeostasis, utilizing a highly reactive and solvent-exposed selenocysteine (Sec) residue in …

Thioredoxin-dependent system. Application of inhibitors

A Jastrząb, E Skrzydlewska - Journal of enzyme inhibition and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
One of the systems responsible for maintaining cellular redox homeostasis is the thioredoxin-
dependent system. An equally important function of this system is the regulation of the …