Journal of Practical Oncology ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (6): 580-584.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2021.06.019

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The role of NF-κB signaling pathway in chemotherapy resistance of malignant tumors

LI Na, DENG Qian, JIANG Jianjun   

  1. Department of Palliative Medicine,West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital,Sichuan University,Chengdu 610041,China
  • Received:2020-11-09 Revised:2021-02-20 Online:2021-12-28 Published:2021-12-17

Abstract: Malignant tumors have become the main reason affecting people′s health.Chemotherapy is one of the most widely used and most effective anti-tumor treatments.However,with the use of chemotherapeutic drugs,tumor cells will develop drug resistance,which becomes the main reason that affects the effect of chemotherapy.The emergence of drug resistance may involve many mechanisms,including abnormal cell cycle regulation,blockage of apoptotic signaling pathways,and abnormal expression of drug resistance genes.Recent studies have shown that cell survival signaling pathways play an important role in tumor chemotherapy resistance.The abnormality of nuclear factor kappa B(NF-κB)signaling pathway is one of the main mechanisms of drug resistance in malignant tumors.Therefore,NF-κB signaling pathway may also become an effective target for overcoming drug resistance in malignant tumors.This review briefly summarizes the role of NF-κB signaling pathway in chemotherapy resistance of malignant tumors and its research progress.

Key words: NF-κB, Signaling pathway, Cancer, Chemotherapy resistance

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