Cancer associated fibroblasts: the architects of stroma remodeling

A Santi, FG Kugeratski, S Zanivan - Proteomics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
stroma contains increased number of fibroblasts, which are pathologically activated and
called cancer associated fibroblasts … , and an ECM profoundly remodeled compared with the …

Collagens and Cancer associated fibroblasts in the reactive stroma and its relation to Cancer biology

NI Nissen, M Karsdal, N Willumsen - … of Experimental & Clinical Cancer …, 2019 - Springer
… Here we give an introduction and overview to the link between tumorigenesis and stromal
… for this altered stromal collagen remodeling, the cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs), and …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts modulate growth factor signaling and extracellular matrix remodeling to regulate tumor metastasis

B Erdogan, DJ Webb - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are major components of the surrounding stroma of
carcinomas that emerge in the tumor microenvironment as a result of signals derived from the …

The role of cancer-associated fibroblasts in cancer invasion and metastasis

PJ Asif, C Longobardi, M Hahne, JP Medema - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
… The stroma consists of many different cell types, but, in this review, we will focus on … are the
main producers of ECM components and ECM-remodeling enzymes that contribute to stromal

Cancer-associated fibroblasts: master tumor microenvironment modifiers

K Wright, T Ly, M Kriet, A Czirok, SM Thomas - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are stromal cells in the TME that are integral to …
Similarly, palladin is an actin-binding protein product of CAFs that is indicated in stromal remodeling

Extracellular matrices and cancer-associated fibroblasts: targets for cancer diagnosis and therapy?

I Belhabib, S Zaghdoudi, C Lac, C Bousquet, C Jean - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts, the major stromal cells of most solid cancers such as breast
and pancreatic cancers, … of ECM remodeling and in stroma cell (BMDCs, endothelial cells and …

Cancer-associated fibroblast heterogeneity: a factor that cannot be ignored in immune microenvironment remodeling

PY Chen, WF Wei, HZ Wu, LS Fan… - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… into tumor tissues through stromal-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) to promote angiogenesis (47).
CAFs degrade the extracellular stroma by releasing some matrix remodeling … of tumor cells. By …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts: mechanisms of tumor progression and novel therapeutic targets

RP Czekay, DJ Cheon, R Samarakoon, SM Kutz… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
… The leading cell in this motile cohort is usually a fibroblast that, unlike the follower tumor
cells, employs Rho-ROCK signaling and protease-mediated stromal remodeling to effectively …

A framework for advancing our understanding of cancer-associated fibroblasts

E Sahai, I Astsaturov, E Cukierman… - … Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
… into cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). These cells modulate cancer metastasis through
synthesis and remodelling of … of stromal fibroblasts initially originate from local fibroblasts that …

The life cycle of cancer-associated fibroblasts within the tumour stroma and its importance in disease outcome

E D'Arcangelo, NC Wu, JL Cadavid… - … journal of cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are abundant and extremely influential in this process
… within the evolving tumour stroma, ranging from quiescent fibroblasts to highly proliferative …