The physiological characteristics of the basal microvilli microvessels in pancreatic cancers

L Ma, X Han, J Gu, J Li, W Lou, C Jin… - Cancer Medicine, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a highly lethal tumor with controversial high glucose uptake and
hypomicrovascularity, and the hypomicrovasculature, which is considered to have poor …

Basal microvilli define the metabolic capacity and lethal phenotype of pancreatic cancer

X Han, L Ma, J Gu, D Wang, J Li, W Lou… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Apical microvilli of polarized epithelial cells govern the absorption of metabolites and the
transport of fluid in tissues. Previously, we reported that tall and dense basal microvilli …

Identification of novel vascular projections with cellular trafficking abilities on the microvasculature of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

H Saiyin, CM Ardito‐Abraham, Y Wu… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a nearly lethal neoplasm. It is a remarkably
stroma‐rich, vascular‐poor and hypo‐perfused tumour, which prevents efficient drug …

Feeding cancer's sweet tooth: specialized tumour vasculature shuttles glucose in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

AC Dudley, VL Bautch - The Journal of pathology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly lethal neoplasm characterized by a
'fortress' of thick collagen fibres, abundant myofibroblasts, and paradoxically reduced …

[HTML][HTML] Pancreas microenvironment promotes VEGF expression and tumor growth: novel window models for pancreatic tumor angiogenesis and microcirculation

Y Tsuzuki, CM Carreira, M Bockhorn, L Xu… - Laboratory …, 2001 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancer has a poor prognosis, and treatment strategies based on preclinical
research have not succeeded in significantly extending patient survival. This failure likely …

Analysis of microvessels in pancreatic cancer: by light microscopy, confocal laser scan microscopy, and electron microscopy

K Takagi, T Takada, H Amano, M Yoshida… - Journal of hepato-biliary …, 2008 - Springer
Abstract Background/Purpose The microvessel density (MVD) of most malignant tumors is
considered to be strongly related to metastasis and prognosis. Weidner's “hot spot method” …

Cancer-derived small extracellular vesicles affect vascular endothelial cells and promote adhesiveness of pancreatic cancer cells

H Furuke, T Arita, H Konishi, S Kataoka, J Shibamoto… - Pancreas, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the most aggressive malignancies due to the
high rate of metastasis. The mechanisms underlying metastasis need to be elucidated …

Ectopic high endothelial venules in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A unique site for targeted delivery

B Bahmani, M Uehara, F Ordikhani, X Li, L Jiang… - …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Nanomedicine offers an excellent opportunity to tackle treatment-refractory
malignancies by enhancing the delivery of therapeutics to the tumor site. High endothelial …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular vesicles induce an aggressive phenotype in luminal breast cancer cells via PKM2 phosphorylation

SY Kang, EJ Lee, JW Byun, D Han, Y Choi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Aerobic glycolysis is a hallmark of glucose metabolism in cancer. Previous
studies have suggested that cancer cell–derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) can modulate …

Circulating microvesicles from pancreatic cancer accelerate the migration and proliferation of PANC-1 cells

M An, J Zhu, J Wu, KC Cuneo… - Journal of proteome …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Circulating microvesicles are able to mediate long-distance cell–cell communications. It is
essential to understand how microvesicles from pancreatic cancer act on other cells in the …