Colorectal liver metastasis: molecular mechanism and interventional therapy

H Zhou, Z Liu, Y Wang, X Wen, EH Amador… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most frequently occurring malignancy tumors with a
high morbidity additionally, CRC patients may develop liver metastasis, which is the major …

CC chemokines in a tumor: a review of pro-cancer and anti-cancer properties of the ligands of receptors CCR1, CCR2, CCR3, and CCR4

J Korbecki, K Kojder, D Simińska… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
CC chemokines, a subfamily of 27 chemotactic cytokines, are a component of intercellular
communication, which is crucial for the functioning of the tumor microenvironment. Although …

The nature of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in the tumor microenvironment

V Kumar, S Patel, E Tcyganov, DI Gabrilovich - Trends in immunology, 2016 - cell.com
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) are one of the major components of the tumor
microenvironment. The main feature of these cells is their potent immune suppressive …

The role of tumor-associated neutrophils in colorectal cancer

R Mizuno, K Kawada, Y Itatani, R Ogawa… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common causes of cancer deaths worldwide and
the number of CRC patients is increasing progressively. Despite the improvement of the …

Transforming growth factor-β signaling pathway in colorectal cancer and its tumor microenvironment

Y Itatani, K Kawada, Y Sakai - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) signaling is one of the important cellular pathways
that play key roles for tissue maintenance. In particular, it is important in the context of …

Cytokine‐and chemokine‐induced inflammatory colorectal tumor microenvironment: Emerging avenue for targeted therapy

AA Bhat, S Nisar, M Singh, B Ashraf… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a predominant life‐threatening cancer, with liver and peritoneal
metastases as the primary causes of death. Intestinal inflammation, a known CRC risk factor …

MDSCs: key criminals of tumor pre-metastatic niche formation

Y Wang, Y Ding, N Guo, S Wang - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The emergence of disseminated metastases remains the primary cause of mortality in
cancer patients. Formation of the pre-metastatic niche (PMN), which precedes the …

Emerging agents that target signaling pathways to eradicate colorectal cancer stem cells

VR Silva, LS Santos, RB Dias… - Cancer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the
second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. The modern concept of cancer biology …

[HTML][HTML] The role of TGF-β/SMAD4 signaling in cancer

M Zhao, L Mishra, CX Deng - International journal of biological …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) signaling pathway plays important roles in many
biological processes, including cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis, migration, as well as …

Chemokines and their receptors promoting the recruitment of myeloid-derived suppressor cells into the tumor

BH Li, MA Garstka, ZF Li - Molecular immunology, 2020 - Elsevier
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) expand in tumor-bearing host. They suppress
anti-tumor immune response and promote tumor growth. Chemokines play a vital role in …