Cancer-associated fibroblast-derived WNT2 increases tumor angiogenesis in colon cancer

D Unterleuthner, P Neuhold, K Schwarz, L Janker… - Angiogenesis, 2020 - Springer
WNT2 acts as a pro-angiogenic factor in placental vascularization and increases
angiogenesis in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (ECs) and other ECs. Increased WNT2 …

WNT4 secreted by tumor tissues promotes tumor progression in colorectal cancer by activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway

D Yang, Q Li, R Shang, L Yao, L Wu, M Zhang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Wingless and Int-related protein (Wnt) ligands are aberrantly
expressed in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the aberrant level of Wnt …

Autocrine WNT2 signaling in fibroblasts promotes colorectal cancer progression

N Kramer, J Schmöllerl, C Unger, H Nivarthi, A Rudisch… - Oncogene, 2017 - nature.com
The canonical WNT signaling pathway is crucial for intestinal stem cell renewal and aberrant
WNT signaling is an early event in colorectal cancer (CRC) development. Here, we show for …

Angiogenesis-related functions of Wnt signaling in colorectal carcinogenesis

A Kasprzak - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Angiogenesis belongs to the most clinical characteristics of colorectal
cancer (CRC) and is strongly linked to the activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling. The most …

Wnt3a expression is associated with epithelial-mesenchymal transition and promotes colon cancer progression

L Qi, B Sun, Z Liu, R Cheng, Y Li, X Zhao - Journal of Experimental & …, 2014 - Springer
Introduction Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) contributes to the progression and
metastasis of cancer cells and is associated with a more invasive phenotype of cancer. The …

Cancer‐associated fibroblasts secrete Wnt2 to promote cancer progression in colorectal cancer

T Aizawa, H Karasawa, R Funayama… - Cancer …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies have shown that the tumor microenvironment plays a significant role in the
progression of solid tumors. As an abundant component of the tumor microenvironment …

Wnt3a promotes the vasculogenic mimicry formation of colon cancer via Wnt/β-catenin signaling

L Qi, W Song, Z Liu, X Zhao, W Cao, B Sun - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Our previous study provided evidence that non-canonical Wnt signaling is involved in
regulating vasculogenic mimicry (VM) formation. However, the functions of canonical Wnt …

Wnt5a signaling induces proliferation and survival of endothelial cells in vitro and expression of MMP-1 and Tie-2

TNH Masckauchán, D Agalliu… - Molecular biology of …, 2006 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Wnts are lipid-modified secreted glycoproteins that regulate diverse biological processes.
We report that Wnt5a, which functions in noncanonical Wnt signaling, has activity on …

[HTML][HTML] The role of Wnt signalling in angiogenesis

JJ Olsen, SÖG Pohl, A Deshmukh… - The Clinical …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Angiogenesis is a normal biological process wherein new blood vessels form from the
growth of pre-existing blood vessels. Preventing angiogenesis in solid tumours by targeting …

WNT5A is a key regulator of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancer stem cell properties in human gastric carcinoma cells

M Kanzawa, S Semba, S Hara, T Itoh, H Yokozaki - Pathobiology, 2013 - karger.com
Objective: Direct interaction with cancer-associated fibroblasts triggers WNT5A expression
in human gastric carcinoma (GC) cells. In this study, we performed gene transduction …