Stomatology ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (9): 705-709.doi: 10.13591/j.cnki.kqyx.2024.09.011

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Research progress of reversing treatment resistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by targeting lipid metabolism

WANG Pan1,2,LYU Jiong1,ZHU Huiyong1()   

  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
  • Received:2023-10-23 Online:2024-09-28 Published:2024-09-10

Abstract:

The reprogramming of lipid metabolism is a significant factor influencing various aspects of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, including its occurrence, development, metastasis, and resistance to radio-chemotherapy. There is a considerable elevation in the expression levels of enzymes and genes related to lipid metabolism in tumor tissues compared to normal tissues. This up-regulation is associated with both treatment resistance and a poor prognosis. This review focuses mainly on alterations in lipid metabolism in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. It systematically explores the atypical expression and clinical significance of lipid metabolism-related enzymes, evaluates their influence on treatment resistance, elucidates the underlying mechanisms of this resistance, and discusses current and potential targeted therapeutic approaches. The comprehensive analysis comprises four pivotal aspects: de novo lipogenesis, fatty acid oxidation, glycerophospholipids metabolism, and mevalonate and cholesterol synthesis pathways. Feasible strategies, such as the adjustment of dietary structure, the administration of multi-target drugs, and the utilization of combination treatment therapies, are deliberated as potential interventions to modulate lipid metabolism, reverse treatment resistance, and enhance the efficacy of anti-cancer treatments.

Key words: lipid metabolism, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, treatment resistance, cancer therapy

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