Paracrine HGF promotes EMT and mediates the effects of PSC on chemoresistance by activating c-Met/PI3K/Akt signaling in pancreatic cancer in vitro

J Xu, S Liu, X Yang, S Cao, Y Zhou - Life Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) play key roles in the pancreatic tumor
microenvironment and are considered to contribute to chemoresistance. PSCs can …

[HTML][HTML] HGF/c-Met pathway inhibition combined with chemotherapy increases cytotoxic T-cell infiltration and inhibits pancreatic tumour growth and metastasis

AR Mekapogu, Z Xu, S Pothula, C Perera, T Pang… - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a deadly cancer with a high mortality rate. The unique
characteristics of PC, including desmoplasia and immunosuppression, have made it difficult …

Targeting the HGF/c-MET pathway in advanced pancreatic cancer: A key element of treatment that limits primary tumour growth and eliminates metastasis

Z Xu, TCY Pang, AC Liu, SP Pothula… - British Journal of …, 2020 - nature.com
Background Stromal–tumour interactions facilitate pancreatic cancer (PC) progression. The
hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/c-MET pathway is upregulated in PC and mediates the …

Pancreatic stellate cells increase pancreatic cancer cells invasion through the hepatocyte growth factor/c-Met/survivin regulated by P53/P21

XP Yang, SL Liu, JF Xu, SG Cao, Y Li… - Experimental cell research, 2017 - Elsevier
Pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) are a key cellular component of the pancreatic tumor
microenvironment and are considered to contribute to tumor invasion and metastasis …

Hypoxia activated HGF expression in pancreatic stellate cells confers resistance of pancreatic cancer cells to EGFR inhibition

X Shi, M Wang, Y Zhang, X Guo, M Liu, Z Zhou… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is an essential target for cancer
treatment. However, EGFR inhibitor erlotinib showed limited clinical benefit in pancreatic …

Pancreatic stellate cells facilitate perineural invasion of pancreatic cancer via HGF/c-Met pathway

L Nan, T Qin, Y Xiao, W Qian, J Li, Z Wang… - Cell …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a highly lethal cancer that has a strong ability for invasion and
metastasis, poor prognosis, and a stubbornly high death rate due to late diagnosis and early …

[HTML][HTML] Functional heterogeneity in tumor-derived human pancreatic stellate cells: Differential expression of HGF and implications for mitogenic signaling and …

V Tjomsland, M Aasrum, T Christoffersen… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The pancreatic stellate cell (PSC) is the principal cell type of the desmoplastic stroma of
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). PSCs interact with cancer cells and influence …

Paracrine HGF/c-MET enhances the stem cell-like potential and glycolysis of pancreatic cancer cells via activation of YAP/HIF-1α

B Yan, Z Jiang, L Cheng, KE Chen, C Zhou… - Experimental cell …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs), a pivotal component of the tumor microenvironment,
contribute to tumor growth and metastasis. PSC-derived factors are essential for triggering …

HGF/MET Axis induces tumor secretion of tenascin-C and promotes stromal rewiring in pancreatic cancer

C Modica, M Olivero, F Zuppini, M Milan, C Basilico… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary It has been previously shown that activation of the MET receptor by its
ligand, the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), modulates the tumor-stroma cross-talk in models …

The role of the hepatocyte growth factor/c-MET pathway in pancreatic stellate cell–endothelial cell interactions: antiangiogenic implications in pancreatic cancer

MB Patel, SP Pothula, Z Xu, AK Lee… - …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Activated cancer-associated human pancreatic stellate cells (CAhPSCs, which produce the
collagenous stroma of pancreatic cancer [PC]) are known to play a major role in PC …