The E-cadherin and N-cadherin switch in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition: signaling, therapeutic implications, and challenges

CY Loh, JY Chai, TF Tang, WF Wong, G Sethi… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) has been shown to be crucial in tumorigenesis
where the EMT program enhances metastasis, chemoresistance and tumor stemness. Due …

The ZEB/miR‐200 feedback loop—a motor of cellular plasticity in development and cancer?

S Brabletz, T Brabletz - EMBO reports, 2010 - embopress.org
Epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a fundamental process in development and
disease. Zinc‐finger enhancer binding (ZEB) transcription factors (ZEB1 and ZEB2) are …

EMT: when epithelial cells decide to become mesenchymal-like cells

R Kalluri - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2009 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is critical for appropriate embryonic development,
and this process is re-engaged in adults during wound healing, tissue regeneration, organ …

Dishonorable discharge: the oncogenic roles of cleaved E-cadherin fragments

JM David, AK Rajasekaran - Cancer research, 2012 - AACR
Strong cell–cell interactions represent a major barrier against cancer cell mobility, and loss
of intercellular adhesion by E-cadherin is a fundamental change that occurs during the …

NSAIDs: Old acquaintance in the pipeline for cancer treatment and prevention─ Structural modulation, mechanisms of action, and bright future

S Ramos-Inza, AC Ruberte, C Sanmartin… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The limitations of current chemotherapeutic drugs are still a major issue in cancer treatment.
Thus, targeted multimodal therapeutic approaches need to be strategically developed to …

[HTML][HTML] Soluble E-cadherin: more than a symptom of disease

MM Grabowska, ML Day - Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Epithelial (E)-cadherin is a homophilic adhesion molecule which is responsible for
maintenance of baso-lateral cell adhesion and polarity. E-cadherin can be lost from the cell …

Loss of SMAD4 Promotes Lung Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer by Accumulation of CCR1+ Tumor-Associated Neutrophils through CCL15-CCR1 Axis

T Yamamoto, K Kawada, Y Itatani, S Inamoto… - Clinical Cancer …, 2017 - AACR
Purpose: We have reported loss of SMAD4 promotes expression of CCL15 from colorectal
cancer to recruit CCR1+ myeloid cells through the CCL15-CCR1 axis, which contributes to …

Soluble adhesion molecules E-cadherin, intercellular adhesion molecule-1, and E-selectin as lung cancer biomarkers

A Gogali, K Charalabopoulos, I Zampira… - Chest, 2010 - Elsevier
Background Altered levels of circulating adhesion molecules found in several carcinomas,
including lung cancer, reflect local loss of diffusion barriers and tumor volume and can be …

[HTML][HTML] Phase Ib safety and pharmacokinetic study of volociximab, an anti-α5β1 integrin antibody, in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel in advanced non …

B Besse, LC Tsao, DT Chao, Y Fang, JC Soria… - Annals of oncology, 2013 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Background This phase Ib study evaluated volociximab, an anti-α5β1 integrin
antibody, in combination with carboplatin (Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis, IN) and paclitaxel …

Targeted therapies for non–small cell lung cancer: an evolving landscape

SK Pal, RA Figlin, K Reckamp - Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2010 - AACR
Over the past decade, a multitude of targeted agents have been explored in the treatment of
advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Thus far, two broad classes of agents have …