The intricate role of CXCR4 in cancer

S Chatterjee, BB Azad, S Nimmagadda - Advances in cancer research, 2014 - Elsevier
Chemokines mediate numerous physiological and pathological processes related primarily
to cell homing and migration. The chemokine CXCL12, also known as stromal cell-derived …

Mesenchymal stem cells and infectious diseases: smarter than drugs

É Mezey, K Nemeth - Immunology letters, 2015 - Elsevier
After bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs also known as mesenchymal stem cells of bone
marrow origin) were used successfully to treat graft versus host disease in a single human …

SDF-1 mediates mesenchymal stem cell recruitment and migration via the SDF-1/CXCR4 axis in bone defect

H Zhang, X Li, J Li, L Zhong, X Chen… - Journal of Bone and …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Recent studies have indicated the potential of stem cell therapy in combination
with cytokines to restore the bone repair via migration and homing of stem cells to the …

Effects of helicobacter pylori on tumor microenvironment and immunotherapy responses

R Deng, H Zheng, H Cai, M Li, Y Shi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Helicobacter pylori is closely associated with gastric cancer. During persistent infection,
Helicobacter pylori can form a microenvironment in gastric mucosa which facilitates the …

The important role played by chemokines influence the clinical outcome of Helicobacter pylori infection

A Jafarzadeh, M Nemati, S Jafarzadeh - Life sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
The extended infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), one of the most frequent
infectious agents in humans, may cause gastritis, peptic ulcers, gastric mucosa-associated …

[HTML][HTML] Glycyrrhetinic Acid inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis in ovarian cancer a2780 cells

V Haghshenas, S Fakhari, S Mirzaie… - Advanced …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose: Accumulating evidence indicates that glycyrrhizin (GZ) and its hydrolyzed
metabolite 18-β glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) exhibit anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities …

The role of chemoattractant receptors in shaping the tumor microenvironment

J Zhou, Y Xiang, T Yoshimura, K Chen… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Chemoattractant receptors are a family of seven transmembrane G protein coupled
receptors (GPCRs) initially found to mediate the chemotaxis and activation of immune cells …

Emerging role of mesenchymal stem cells during tuberculosis: The fifth element in cell mediated immunity

A Khan, RL Hunter, C Jagannath - Tuberculosis, 2016 - Elsevier
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are non-hematopoietic cells that occur in almost all human
tissues and can be cultured and expanded to large numbers in vitro. They secrete growth …

Characterization of silk fibroin-based microneedles and in vitro study of stromal cell-derived factor-1-loaded microneedles on adipose stem cell recruitment

WX Chen, NC Cheng, YJ Chen, IC Lee - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Silk fibroin (SF) has good biocompatibility, degradability and mechanical properties. In this
study, SF-based microneedle (MN) patches were fabricated as stromal cell-derived factor-1 …

Upexpression of BHLHE40 in gastric epithelial cells increases CXCL12 production through interaction with p‐STAT3 in Helicobacter pylori‐associated gastritis

YS Teng, YL Zhao, MS Li, YG Liu, P Cheng… - The FASEB …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
BHLHE40, a member of the basic helix‐loop‐helix transcription factor family, has been
reported to play an important role in inflammatory diseases. However, the regulation and …