Emerging role of exosomes in cancer progression and tumor microenvironment remodeling

MDA Paskeh, M Entezari, S Mirzaei, A Zabolian… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and the factors responsible for its
progression need to be elucidated. Exosomes are structures with an average size of 100 nm …

Macrophage polarization states in the tumor microenvironment

AJ Boutilier, SF Elsawa - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The M1/M2 macrophage paradigm plays a key role in tumor progression. M1 macrophages
are historically regarded as anti-tumor, while M2-polarized macrophages, commonly …

Endothelial activation and dysfunction in COVID-19: from basic mechanisms to potential therapeutic approaches

Y Jin, W Ji, H Yang, S Chen, W Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
On 12 March 2020, the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a
pandemic by the World Health Organization. As of 4 August 2020, more than 18 million …

COVID-19-associated vasculitis and vasculopathy

RC Becker - Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, 2020 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic now totaling 13,000,000 cases and over 571,000 deaths has
continued to teach the medical, scientific and lay communities about viral infectious disease …

Incomplete response to Anti-VEGF therapy in neovascular AMD: Exploring disease mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

PS Mettu, MJ Allingham, SW Cousins - Progress in retinal and eye …, 2021 - Elsevier
Intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs have revolutionized the
treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NVAMD). However, many …

Exosomes in angiogenesis and anti-angiogenic therapy in cancers

W Olejarz, G Kubiak-Tomaszewska… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Angiogenesis is the process through which new blood vessels are formed from pre-existing
ones. Exosomes are involved in angiogenesis in cancer progression by transporting …

Brain microvascular pericytes in vascular cognitive impairment and dementia

MT Uemura, T Maki, M Ihara, VMY Lee… - Frontiers in aging …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Pericytes are unique, multi-functional mural cells localized at the abluminal side of the
perivascular space in microvessels. Originally discovered in 19th century, pericytes had …

Targeting angiogenesis in breast cancer: current evidence and future perspectives of novel anti-angiogenic approaches

NM Ayoub, SK Jaradat, KM Al-Shami… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Angiogenesis is a vital process for the growth and dissemination of solid cancers. Numerous
molecular pathways are known to drive angiogenic switch in cancer cells promoting the …

Combinatorial therapy in tumor microenvironment: where do we stand?

S Kumari, D Advani, S Sharma, RK Ambasta… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
The tumor microenvironment plays a pivotal role in tumor initiation and progression by
creating a dynamic interaction with cancer cells. The tumor microenvironment consists of …

Combining microenvironment normalization strategies to improve cancer immunotherapy

F Mpekris, C Voutouri, JW Baish… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Advances in immunotherapy have revolutionized the treatment of multiple cancers.
Unfortunately, tumors usually have impaired blood perfusion, which limits the delivery of …