Title:Molecular Milieu of Autophagy in Cervical Cancer and its Therapeutic
Implications
Volume: 23
Issue: 11
Author(s): Sneha O. Pathak and Sonal M. Manohar*
Affiliation:
- Department of Biological Sciences, Sunandan Divatia School of Science, NMIMS (Deemed-to-be) University, Vile
Parle (West), Mumbai, 400056, India
Keywords:
Autophagy, cervical cancer, human papillomavirus, resistance to apoptosis, anticancer therapy, signaling pathways.
Abstract: Cervical cancer is a common death-causing cancer among women in developing countries.
Majority of the cases are triggered by persistent infections with high-risk Human Papillomavirus
(HPV16 and 18). Metastasis, disease relapse, and drug resistance are common among patients in advanced
stages of cancer despite the available therapies. Consequently, new prospective targets are
needed for this disease. Autophagy is professed to have implications in cervical cancer progression as
well as cancer dormancy. This article reviews the role of autophagy in cervical cancer progression and
the modulation of the autophagy pathway by HPV. Further, various therapeutic agents that target autophagy
in cervical cancer are discussed.