The role of extracellular vesicles in cancer

R Kalluri, KM McAndrews - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Intercellular communication is a key feature of cancer progression and metastasis.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are generated by all cells, including cancer cells, and recent …

Signal pathways of melanoma and targeted therapy

W Guo, H Wang, C Li - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Melanoma is the most lethal skin cancer that originates from the malignant transformation of
melanocytes. Although melanoma has long been regarded as a cancerous malignancy with …

Signaling pathways in cancer-associated fibroblasts and targeted therapy for cancer

F Wu, J Yang, J Liu, Y Wang, J Mu, Q Zeng… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
To flourish, cancers greatly depend on their surrounding tumor microenvironment (TME),
and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in TME are critical for cancer occurrence and …

Define cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the tumor microenvironment: new opportunities in cancer immunotherapy and advances in clinical trials

H Zhang, X Yue, Z Chen, C Liu, W Wu, N Zhang, Z Liu… - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Despite centuries since the discovery and study of cancer, cancer is still a lethal and
intractable health issue worldwide. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) have gained much …

Signaling pathways in cancer‐associated fibroblasts: recent advances and future perspectives

Z Fang, Q Meng, J Xu, W Wang, B Zhang… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As a critical component of the tumor microenvironment (TME), cancer‐associated fibroblasts
(CAFs) play important roles in cancer initiation and progression. Well‐known signaling …

Tumor-derived exosomal miR-1247-3p induces cancer-associated fibroblast activation to foster lung metastasis of liver cancer

T Fang, H Lv, G Lv, T Li, C Wang, Q Han, L Yu… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The communication between tumor-derived elements and stroma in the metastatic niche has
a critical role in facilitating cancer metastasis. Yet, the mechanisms tumor cells use to control …

Hepatocellular carcinoma-derived exosomal miRNA-21 contributes to tumor progression by converting hepatocyte stellate cells to cancer-associated fibroblasts

Y Zhou, H Ren, B Dai, J Li, L Shang, J Huang… - Journal of Experimental & …, 2018 - Springer
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a global challenge due to its high
morbidity and mortality rates as well as poor response to treatment. The communication …

Cancer metabolism and tumor microenvironment: fostering each other?

Y Yuan, H Li, W Pu, L Chen, D Guo, H Jiang… - Science China Life …, 2022 - Springer
The changes associated with malignancy are not only in cancer cells but also in
environment in which cancer cells live. Metabolic reprogramming supports tumor cell high …

Comprehensive landscape of extracellular vesicle-derived RNAs in cancer initiation, progression, metastasis and cancer immunology

W Hu, C Liu, ZY Bi, Q Zhou, H Zhang, LL Li, J Zhang… - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Extracellular vesicles (EVs), a class of heterogeneous membrane vesicles, are generally
divided into exosomes and microvesicles on basis of their origination from the endosomal …

Exosomal miRNAs and miRNA dysregulation in cancer-associated fibroblasts

F Yang, Z Ning, L Ma, W Liu, C Shao, Y Shu, H Shen - Molecular cancer, 2017 - Springer
Purpose The present review aimed to assess the role of exosomal miRNAs in cancer-
associated fibroblasts (CAFs), normal fibroblasts (NFs), and cancer cells. The roles of …