Natural product triptolide induces GSDME-mediated pyroptosis in head and neck cancer through suppressing mitochondrial hexokinase-ΙΙ

Jing Cai, Mei Yi, Yixin Tan, Xiaoling Li, Guiyuan Li, Zhaoyang Zeng, Wei Xiong, Bo Xiang

Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research · 2021 · 195 citations · 44 references

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Abstract

This study not only provides a new paradigm of TPL in cancer therapy, but also highlights a crucial role of mitochondrial HK-II in linking glucose metabolism with pyroptosis.

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