Therapeutic Targeting of Amyloid Precursor Protein and its Processing Enzymes for Breast Cancer Treatment

Title:Therapeutic Targeting of Amyloid Precursor Protein and its Processing Enzymes for Breast Cancer Treatment

Volume: 19 Issue: 9

Author(s): Syed Mohd. Danish Rizvi*, Talib Hussain, Gehad M. Subaiea, Shazi Shakil and Adnan Ahmad

Affiliation:

• Department of Pharmacology and toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Hail, Hail,Saudi Arabia

Keywords: Breast cancer, amyloid precursor protein, Akt phosphorylation, notch signaling, γ-secretase inhibitor, ADAM's.

Abstract: Breast cancer cases in women are increasing at an alarming rate globally and extensive research is being conducted to identify a breakthrough medicine against this dreadful disease. In fact, researchers are looking for fresh targets to develop novel treatment strategies for cancer of the breasts. In this article, ‘amyloid precursor protein’ or (APP) and its processing enzymes are deeply studied so as to explore the same as prospective targets for breast cancer treatment. Even though most of the studies on APP and its processing enzymes have been performed on neuronal cells owing to their linkage with Alzheimer’s disease, they are omnipresent on various non-neuronal cells also. Interestingly, APP and its processing enzymes have a role in the proliferation of cancer cells as well as in their growth, adherence and movement. Over-synthesis of APP and its processing enzymes are emerging as important hallmark features in breast cancer. It has been found that APP and its processing enzymes, i.e., γ-secretase and α- secretase are strongly linked with breast cancer via Akt phosporylation and Notch signaling pathways. Thus, targeting APP or γ-secretase or α-secretase could be considered as an effective strategy to treat breast cancer and even metastasis. There are various clinical trials which are in progress to explore the potential of γ-secretase inhibitor against breast cancer. Hence, the present review is composed of two sections, one section deals with all the possible linkages of APP and APP processing enzymes (α- secretase, β-secretase and γ-secretase) with breast cancer. However, the other section provides recent information on breast cancer treatment strategy using APP and APP processing enzymes as targets. We strongly believe that compilation of these studies would be beneficial to the scientist working in the field of ‘breast cancer-treatment’.

Cite this article as:

Danish Rizvi Mohd. Syed*, Hussain Talib , Subaiea M. Gehad , Shakil Shazi and Ahmad Adnan , Therapeutic Targeting of Amyloid Precursor Protein and its Processing Enzymes for Breast Cancer Treatment, Current Protein & Peptide Science 2018; 19 (9) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389203718666170828123924

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389203718666170828123924	Print ISSN 1389-2037
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 1875-5550