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New approaches to selectively target cancer-associated matrix metalloproteinase activity

Tauro, Marilena, McGuire, Jeremy, Lynch, Conor C.·2014·Cancer and Metastasis Reviews

Abstract

Heightened matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity has been noted in the context of the tumor microenvironment for many years, and causal roles for MMPs have been defined across the spectrum of cancer progression. This is primarily due to the ability of the MMPs to process extracellular matrix (ECM) components and to regulate the bioavailability/activity of a large repertoire of cytokines and growth factors. These characteristics made MMPs an attractive target for therapeutic intervention but notably clinical trials performed in the 1990s did not fulfill the promise of preclinical studies. The reason for the failure of early MMP inhibitor (MMPI) clinical trials that are multifold but arguably principal among them was the inability of early MMP-based inhibitors to selectively target individual MMPs and to distinguish between MMPs and other members of the metzincin family. In the decades that have followed the MMP inhibitor trials, innovations in chemical design, antibody-based strategies, and nanotechnologies have greatly enhanced our ability to specifically target and measure the activity of MMPs. These advances provide us with the opportunity to generate new lines of highly selective MMPIs that will not only extend the overall survival of cancer patients, but will also afford us the ability to utilize heightened MMP activity in the tumor microenvironment as a means by which to deliver MMPIs or MMP activatable prodrugs.

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Authors
Tauro, M., McGuire, J., & Lynch, C. C.
Affiliations
Moffitt Cancer Center (US)
Corresponding author
Lynch, Conor C.
Venue
Cancer and Metastasis Reviews
Published
2014-10-18
Volume
33
Issue
4
Pages
1043-1057
ISSN
  • 0167-7659 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-7233
OpenAlex
W2051828991
Cited by
70
References
120
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 7
FWCI
1.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Cancer and Metastasis Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Vanderbilt University
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA143094)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Enzyme function and inhibition
Keywords
matrix metalloproteinases, matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors, tumor microenvironment, extracellular matrix degradation, nanotechnology drug delivery, tumor progression
MeSH terms
Extracellular Matrix, Humans, Neoplasm Metastasis, Neoplasms, Neovascularization, Pathologic, Matrix Metalloproteinases, Tumor Microenvironment, Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors, Carcinogenesis

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