The role of tumor microenvironment in cancer metastasis: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

CM Neophytou, M Panagi, T Stylianopoulos… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Metastasis, the process by which cancer cells escape primary tumor site
and colonize distant organs, is responsible for most cancer-related deaths. The tumor …

Nanotechnology for multimodal synergistic cancer therapy

W Fan, B Yung, P Huang, X Chen - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
The complexity, diversity, and heterogeneity of tumors seriously undermine the therapeutic
potential of treatment. Therefore, the current trend in clinical research has gradually shifted …

Hypoxic tumor-derived exosomal miR-301a mediates M2 macrophage polarization via PTEN/PI3Kγ to promote pancreatic cancer metastasis

X Wang, G Luo, K Zhang, J Cao, C Huang, T Jiang… - Cancer research, 2018 - AACR
Exosomes are emerging as important mediators of the cross-talk between tumor cells and
the microenvironment. However, the mechanisms by which exosomes modulate tumor …

Up-down regulation of HIF-1α in cancer progression

M Rashid, LR Zadeh, B Baradaran, O Molavi… - Gene, 2021 - Elsevier
Hypoxia induicible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) is a key transcription factor in cancer progression
and target therapy in cancer. HIF-1α acts differently depending on presence or absence of …

Chemical design and synthesis of functionalized probes for imaging and treating tumor hypoxia

J Liu, W Bu, J Shi - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Hypoxia development in tumor is closely associated with its increased aggressiveness and
strong resistance to therapy, leading to the poor prognosis in several cancer types …

Hypoxic glioma-derived exosomes deliver microRNA-1246 to induce M2 macrophage polarization by targeting TERF2IP via the STAT3 and NF-κB pathways

M Qian, S Wang, X Guo, J Wang, Z Zhang, W Qiu… - Oncogene, 2020 - nature.com
Exosomes are emerging as important elements that participate in intercellular
communication and tumor microenvironment modulation, but the exact mechanisms by …

[HTML][HTML] Matrix metalloproteinases participation in the metastatic process and their diagnostic and therapeutic applications in cancer

G Gonzalez-Avila, B Sommer… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) participate from the initial phases of cancer onset to the
settlement of a metastatic niche in a second organ. Their role in cancer progression is …

Recent progress and trends in X-ray-induced photodynamic therapy with low radiation doses

L He, X Yu, W Li - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
The prominence of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in treating superficial skin cancer inspires
innovative solutions for its congenitally deficient shadow penetration of the visible-light …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoxia induced exosomal circRNA promotes metastasis of colorectal cancer via targeting GEF-H1/RhoA axis

H Yang, H Zhang, Y Yang, X Wang, T Deng, R Liu… - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hypoxia is one of the important properties of solid tumor. However, oxygen supply within
tumors is generally heterogeneous according to the distance from the nearest blood vessel …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the role of angiogenesis in cancer ecosystems

I Zuazo-Gaztelu, O Casanovas - Frontiers in Oncology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Activation of the tumor and stromal cell-driven angiogenic program is one of the first
requirements in the tumor ecosystem for growth and dissemination. The understanding of …