The neuroscience of cancer

R Mancusi, M Monje - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The nervous system regulates tissue stem and precursor populations throughout life.
Parallel to roles in development, the nervous system is emerging as a critical regulator of …

Disconnecting multicellular networks in brain tumours

V Venkataramani, M Schneider, FA Giordano… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Cancer cells can organize and communicate in functional networks. Similarly to other
networks in biology and sociology, these can be highly relevant for growth and resilience. In …

Remote neuronal activity drives glioma progression through SEMA4F

E Huang-Hobbs, YT Cheng, Y Ko, E Luna-Figueroa… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The tumour microenvironment plays an essential role in malignancy, and neurons have
emerged as a key component of the tumour microenvironment that promotes tumourigenesis …

Glioma epileptiform activity and progression are driven by IGSF3-mediated potassium dysregulation

RN Curry, I Aiba, J Meyer, B Lozzi, Y Ko, MF McDonald… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Seizures are a frequent pathophysiological feature of malignant glioma. Recent studies
implicate peritumoral synaptic dysregulation as a driver of brain hyperactivity and tumor …

A glial perspective on the extracellular matrix and perineuronal net remodeling in the central nervous system

BP Tewari, L Chaunsali, CE Prim… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A structural scaffold embedding brain cells and vasculature is known as extracellular matrix
(ECM). The physical appearance of ECM in the central nervous system (CNS) ranges from a …

Neuron–oligodendroglial interactions in health and malignant disease

KR Taylor, M Monje - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
Experience sculpts brain structure and function. Activity-dependent modulation of the
myelinated infrastructure of the nervous system has emerged as a dimension of adaptive …

Interactions between tumor cells, neurons, and microglia in the glioma microenvironment

DP Radin, SE Tsirka - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Despite significant strides made in understanding the pathophysiology of high-grade
gliomas over the past two decades, most patients succumb to these neoplasias within two …

Glutamatergic mechanisms in glioblastoma and tumor-associated epilepsy

F Lange, J Hörnschemeyer, T Kirschstein - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The progression of glioblastomas is associated with a variety of neurological impairments,
such as tumor-related epileptic seizures. Seizures are not only a common comorbidity of …

Postoperative risk of IDH-mutant glioma–associated seizures and their potential management with IDH-mutant inhibitors

MR Drumm, W Wang, TK Sears… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Seizures are a frequent complication of adult-type diffuse gliomas, and are often difficult to
control with medications. Gliomas with mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 or 2 …

[HTML][HTML] Through the looking glass: a review of cranial window technology for optical access to the brain

SW Cramer, RE Carter, JD Aronson… - Journal of neuroscience …, 2021 - Elsevier
Deciphering neurologic function is a daunting task, requiring understanding the neuronal
networks and emergent properties that arise from the interactions among single neurons …