KHAN, IMRANBaig, Mohammad HassanMahfooz, SadafRahim, MonibaKARAÇAM, BÜŞRAELBASAN, Elif BurçeUlasov, IlyaDong, Jae-JuneHATİBOĞLU, MUSTAFA AZİZ2021-02-112021-02-112021-02-01KHAN I., Baig M. H. , Mahfooz S., Rahim M., KARAÇAM B., ELBASAN E. B. , Ulasov I., Dong J., HATİBOĞLU M. A. , -Deciphering the role of autophagy in treatment of resistance mechanisms in glioblastoma-, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, cilt.22, ss.1-26, 2021http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12645/28410https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/3/1318Autophagy is a process essential for cellular energy consumption, survival, and defense mechanisms. The role of autophagy in several types of human cancers has been explicitly explained; however, the underlying molecular mechanism of autophagy in glioblastoma remains ambiguous. Autophagy is thought to be a -double-edged sword-, and its effect on tumorigenesis varies with cell type. On the other hand, autophagy may play a significant role in the resistance mechanisms against various therapies. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance to gain insight into the molecular mechanisms deriving the autophagy-mediated therapeutic resistance and designing improved treatment strategies for glioblastoma. In this review, we discuss autophagy mechanisms, specifically its pro-survival and growth-suppressing mechanisms in glioblastomas. In addition, we try to shed some light on the autophagy-mediated activation of the cellular mechanisms supporting radioresistance and chemoresistance in glioblastoma. This review also highlights autophagy’s involvement in glioma stem cell behavior, underlining its role as a potential molecular target for therapeutic interventions.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessautophagychemoresistanceglioblastomaglioma stem cellsmolecular targetsradioresistanceArticle8509995608610.3390/ijms2203131833525678