Axon guidance molecules promote perineural invasion and metastasis of orthotopic pancreatic tumors in mice

NR Jurcak, AA Rucki, S Muth, E Thompson, R Sharma… - Gastroenterology, 2019 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Little is known about mechanisms of perineural invasion (PNI) by
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAs) or other tumors. Annexin A2 (ANXA2) regulates …

Axon guidance factor SLIT2 inhibits neural invasion and metastasis in pancreatic cancer

A Göhrig, KM Detjen, G Hilfenhaus, JL Körner… - Cancer research, 2014 - AACR
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) metastasizes by neural, vascular, and local
invasion routes, which limit patient survival. In nerves and vessels, SLIT2 and its ROBO …

Phenotype screens of murine pancreatic cancer identify a Tgf-α-Ccl2-paxillin axis driving human-like neural invasion

X Wang, R Istvanffy, L Ye, S Teller… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Solid cancers like pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a type of pancreatic cancer,
frequently exploit nerves for rapid dissemination. This neural invasion (NI) is an independent …

Establishment of perineural invasion models and analysis of gene expression revealed an invariant chain (CD74) as a possible molecule involved in perineural …

N Koide, T Yamada, R Shibata, T Mori, M Fukuma… - Clinical cancer …, 2006 - AACR
Purpose: Perineural invasion causes frequent local recurrence even after resection and a
poor prognosis for pancreatic cancer. We established perineural invasion models and …

[HTML][HTML] Stromal-derived factor-1α/CXCL12-CXCR4 chemotactic pathway promotes perineural invasion in pancreatic cancer

Q Xu, Z Wang, X Chen, W Duan, J Lei, L Zong, X Li… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Perineural invasion (PNI) is considered as an alternative route for the metastatic spread of
pancreatic cancer cells; however, the molecular changes leading to PNI are still poorly …

Upregulation of RET induces perineurial invasion of pancreatic adenocarcinoma

M Amit, S Na'Ara, L Leider-Trejo, Y Binenbaum… - Oncogene, 2017 - nature.com
Tumor spread along nerves, a phenomenon known as perineurial invasion, is common in
various cancers including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Neural invasion is …

[HTML][HTML] MMP1/PAR1/SP/NK1R paracrine loop modulates early perineural invasion of pancreatic cancer cells

C Huang, Y Li, Y Guo, Z Zhang, G Lian, Y Chen, J Li… - Theranostics, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The molecular mechanism of perineural invasion (PNI) is unclear, and insufficient detection
during early-stage PNI in vivo hampers its investigation. We aimed to identify a cytokine …

Association of axon guidance factor semaphorin 3A with poor outcome in pancreatic cancer

MW Müller, NA Giese, JM Swiercz… - … journal of cancer, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Neural alterations and aberrantly expressed nerve‐specific factors promoting tumor
progression are known to contribute to pancreatic cancer's extremely poor prognosis …

Autophagic Schwann cells promote perineural invasion mediated by the NGF/ATG7 paracrine pathway in pancreatic cancer

W Zhang, R He, W Yang, Y Zhang, Q Yuan… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Background Perineural invasion (PNI) and autophagy are two common features in the tumor
microenvironment of pancreatic cancer (PanCa) and have a negative effect on prognosis …

TIMP1 derived from pancreatic cancer cells stimulates Schwann cells and promotes the occurrence of perineural invasion

Z Tian, G Ou, M Su, R Li, L Pan, X Lin, J Zou, S Chen… - Cancer letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Perineural invasion (PNI) occurs in most pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs). The
relationship between cancer cells and peripheral nerves, however, is unknown. Therefore …