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Microenvironmental regulation of cancer development
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Numerous studies have demonstrated that the tumor microenvironment not only responds to and supports carcinogenesis, but also actively contributes to tumor initiation, progression, and metastasis. During tumor progression all cells composing the tumor undergo phenotypic and epigenetic changes. Paracrine signaling between epithelial and stromal cells is important for the regulation of the proliferation, invasive, angiogenic, and metastatic behavior of cancer cells. Better understanding the molecular mechanisms by which stromal cells exert these effects may open up new venues for cancer therapeutic and preventative interventions.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Hu, M., & Polyak, K.
- Affiliations
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
- ORCID
- Hu, Min
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Genetics & Development
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-02
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 27-34
- ISSN
- 0959-437X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2467152
- OpenAlex
- W2049391622
- Cited by
- 330
- References
- 73
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- FWCI
- 2.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Genetics & Development (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Avon Foundation for Women
- Susan G. Komen for the Cure
- Biogen
- Novartis Foundation
- Susan G. Komen
- IC Design Education Center
- National Cancer Institute (CA 89393, CA94074, CA116235, R01CA094074, P50CA089393, R01CA116235)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Cells and Metastasis
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › TGF-β signaling in diseases
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
- Keywords
- tumor microenvironment, carcinogenesis, tumor initiation, tumor progression, metastasis, paracrine signaling, stromal cells, stromal-epithelial interactions, angiogenesis, tumor invasion, epigenetic modifications
- MeSH terms
- Carcinoma in Situ, Epithelial Cells, Humans, Neoplasms, Phenotype, Signal Transduction, Stromal Cells, Disease Progression, Epigenesis, Genetic
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