Skin cancer,a prevalent malignancy worldwide,poses significant health concerns owing to its increasing incidence.Autophagy,a natural cellular process,is a pivotal event in skin cancer and has advantageous and detrimen...Skin cancer,a prevalent malignancy worldwide,poses significant health concerns owing to its increasing incidence.Autophagy,a natural cellular process,is a pivotal event in skin cancer and has advantageous and detrimental effects.This duality has prompted extensive investigations into medical interventions targeting autophagy modulation for their substantial therapeutic potential.This systematic review aimed to investigate the relationship between skin cancer and autophagy and the contribution and mechanism of autophagy modulators in skin cancer.We outlined the effectiveness and safety of targeting autophagy as a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of skin cancer.This comprehensive review identified a diverse array of autophagy modulators with promising potential for the treatment of skin cancer.Each of these compounds demonstrates efficacy through distinct physiological mechanisms that have been elucidated in detail.Interestingly,findings from a literature search indicated that none of the natural,synthetic,or semisynthetic compounds exhibited notable adverse effects in either human or animal models.Consequently,this review offers novel mechanistic and therapeutic perspectives on the targeted modulation of autophagy in skin cancer.展开更多
文摘Skin cancer,a prevalent malignancy worldwide,poses significant health concerns owing to its increasing incidence.Autophagy,a natural cellular process,is a pivotal event in skin cancer and has advantageous and detrimental effects.This duality has prompted extensive investigations into medical interventions targeting autophagy modulation for their substantial therapeutic potential.This systematic review aimed to investigate the relationship between skin cancer and autophagy and the contribution and mechanism of autophagy modulators in skin cancer.We outlined the effectiveness and safety of targeting autophagy as a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of skin cancer.This comprehensive review identified a diverse array of autophagy modulators with promising potential for the treatment of skin cancer.Each of these compounds demonstrates efficacy through distinct physiological mechanisms that have been elucidated in detail.Interestingly,findings from a literature search indicated that none of the natural,synthetic,or semisynthetic compounds exhibited notable adverse effects in either human or animal models.Consequently,this review offers novel mechanistic and therapeutic perspectives on the targeted modulation of autophagy in skin cancer.
