The role of the CXCL12/CXCR4/CXCR7 chemokine axis in cancer

Y Shi, DJ Riese, J Shen - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Chemokines are a family of small, secreted cytokines which regulate a variety of cell
functions. The CXC motif chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12) binds to CXC chemokine receptor …

The unique structural and functional features of CXCL12

R Janssens, S Struyf, P Proost - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2018 - nature.com
The CXC chemokine CXCL12 is an important factor in physiological and pathological
processes, including embryogenesis, hematopoiesis, angiogenesis and inflammation …

[HTML][HTML] The progress and perspective of nanoparticle-enabled tumor metastasis treatment

W Zhang, F Wang, C Hu, Y Zhou, H Gao… - Acta pharmaceutica sinica …, 2020 - Elsevier
As one of the most serious threats to human being, cancer is hard to be treated when
metastasis happens. What's worse, there are few identified targets of metastasis for drug …

Tumor cell intravasation

SPH Chiang, RM Cabrera… - American Journal of …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
The process of entering the bloodstream, intravasation, is a necessary step in the
development of distant metastases. The focus of this review is on the pathways and …

CXCL12-CXCR4/CXCR7 axis in colorectal cancer: therapeutic target in preclinical and clinical studies

T Khare, M Bissonnette, S Khare - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chemokines are chemotactic cytokines that promote cancer growth, metastasis, and
regulate resistance to chemotherapy. Stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF1) also known as …

The role of the tumor-microenvironment in lung cancer-metastasis and its relationship to potential therapeutic targets

SL Wood, M Pernemalm, PA Crosbie… - Cancer treatment …, 2014 - Elsevier
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for> 80% of lung cancer cases and currently
has an overall five-year survival rate of only 15%. Patients presenting with advanced stage …

Immune regulation by atypical chemokine receptors

RJB Nibbs, GJ Graham - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2013 - nature.com
Chemokines have fundamental roles in regulating immune and inflammatory responses,
primarily through their control of leukocyte migration and localization. The biological …

Directional tissue migration through a self-generated chemokine gradient

E Donà, JD Barry, G Valentin, C Quirin, A Khmelinskii… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
The directed migration of cell collectives is a driving force of embryogenesis,,. The
predominant view in the field is that cells in embryos navigate along pre-patterned …

Molecular networks that regulate cancer metastasis

D Spano, C Heck, P De Antonellis, G Christofori… - Seminars in cancer …, 2012 - Elsevier
Tumor metastases are responsible for approximately 90% of all cancer-related deaths.
Although many patients can be cured, in the US and UK, cancer still causes 730,000 deaths …

Pathological roles of the homeostatic chemokine CXCL12

R Janssens, S Struyf, P Proost - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
CXCL12 is a CXC chemokine that traditionally has been classified as a homeostatic
chemokine. It contributes to physiological processes such as embryogenesis, hematopoiesis …