降脂药物运用于结直肠癌治疗中的研究进展
Research Progress on the Application of Lipid-Lowering Drugs in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer
DOI: 10.12677/acm.2026.1672757, PDF,   
作者: 公绪宁, 张赟政, 徐广懋, 杨 振, 刘建刚:山东第一医科大学第二附属医院胃肠外科,山东 泰安;陶鸽如:山东第一医科大学天外村校区中心实验室,山东 泰安
关键词: 结直肠癌降脂药物他汀类药物胆固醇脂肪酸Colorectal Cancer Lipid-Lowering Drugs Statins Cholesterol Fatty Acids
摘要: 结直肠癌(Colorectal cancer, CRC)是十分常见且研究充分的肠道上皮源性恶性肿瘤,但目前其发病机制尚未完全厘清。已有明确的证据表明,CRC的发生发展必然伴随着肿瘤脂质代谢的异常,即多种酶、蛋白质及信号分子表达失调,进而通过促进脂质摄取、合成及脂滴蓄积诸种方式促进CRC增殖、生长及转移。因此,干预脂质代谢已经成为CRC治疗的新方向。他汀类药物、前蛋白转化酶枯草杆菌蛋白酶/kexin 9型(PCSK9)抑制剂及依折麦布等降脂药物能直接、有效地降低体内胆固醇及脂肪酸水平,从而抑制CRC的生长、增殖及转移。故而本文对CRC中脂质代谢异常的特征及降脂药物的抗肿瘤作用做系统、有逻辑性的综述,也由此自然地引出对CRC临床治疗的新思路。
Abstract: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a highly prevalent and extensively investigated malignant tumor originating from intestinal epithelium; nevertheless, its pathogenesis has not yet been fully elucidated. Accumulating solid evidence has confirmed that the initiation and progression of CRC are invariably accompanied by aberrant tumor lipid metabolism. Specifically, dysregulated expression of multiple enzymes, proteins and signaling molecules facilitates lipid uptake, de novo lipid synthesis and lipid droplet accumulation, thereby promoting proliferation, growth and metastasis of CRC cells. Accordingly, intervening lipid metabolism has emerged as a novel therapeutic strategy for CRC treatment. Lipid-lowering agents, including statins, proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors and ezetimibe, can directly and effectively reduce systemic cholesterol and fatty acid levels, and further suppress the growth, proliferation and metastasis of CRC. This article therefore systematically and logically reviews the characteristics of abnormal lipid metabolism in CRC as well as the anti-tumor effects of lipid-lowering drugs, aiming to provide novel insights for the clinical management of CRC.
文章引用:公绪宁, 张赟政, 徐广懋, 杨振, 刘建刚, 陶鸽如. 降脂药物运用于结直肠癌治疗中的研究进展[J]. 临床医学进展, 2026, 16(7): 2279-2287. https://doi.org/10.12677/acm.2026.1672757

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