Non-Classical intercellular communications: basic mechanisms and roles in biology and medicine

N Polyakova, M Kalashnikova, A Belyavsky - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In multicellular organisms, interactions between cells and intercellular communications form
the very basis of the organism's survival, the functioning of its systems, the maintenance of …

A brief review on chemoresistance; targeting cancer stem cells as an alternative approach

B Toledo, A González-Titos… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The acquisition of resistance to traditional chemotherapy and the chemoresistant metastatic
relapse of minimal residual disease both play a key role in the treatment failure and poor …

Systemic alterations of cancer cells and their boost by polyploidization: unicellular attractor (UCA) model

AE Vinogradov, OV Anatskaya - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Using meta-analyses, we introduce a unicellular attractor (UCA) model integrating essential
features of the 'atavistic reversal','cancer attractor','somatic mutation','genome chaos', and …

[HTML][HTML] Machine-learning based integrating bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing reveals the SLC38A5-CCL5 signaling as a promising target for clear cell renal cell …

H Chen, W Yang, L Ma, Y Li, Z Ji - Translational Oncology, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer-associated fibroblasts paly critical roles in regulating cancer cell biological
properties by intricate and dynamic communication networks. But the mechanism of CAFs in …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts: a versatile mediator in tumor progression, metastasis, and targeted therapy

T Guo, J Xu - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2024 - Springer
Tumor microenvironment (TME) has been demonstrated to play a significant role in tumor
initiation, progression, and metastasis. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the major …

Induction of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor by fibroblast clustering directly promotes tumor cell invasiveness

E Kankuri, D Cholujova, M Comajova, A Vaheri, J Bizik - Cancer research, 2005 - AACR
For determining the malignant behavior of a tumor, paracrine interactions between stromal
and cancer cells are crucial. We previously reported that fibroblast clustering induces …

Deciphering the performance of macrophages in tumour microenvironment: a call for precision immunotherapy

B Toledo, L Zhu Chen, M Paniagua-Sancho… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2024 - Springer
Macrophages infiltrating tumour tissues or residing in the microenvironment of solid tumours
are known as tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs). These specialized immune cells …

Obesity, the adipose organ and cancer in humans: Association or causation?

E Trevellin, S Bettini, A Pilatone, R Vettor, G Milan - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Epidemiological observations, experimental studies and clinical data show that obesity is
associated with a higher risk of developing different types of cancer; however, proof of a …

Tumor Suppression by Anti-Fibroblast Activation Protein Near-Infrared Photoimmunotherapy Targeting Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts

RA Glabman, CP Olkowski, HA Minor, LL Bassel… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a key pro-tumorigenic cell type
in the tumor microenvironment; however, treatments targeting these cells have shown …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts and prostate cancer stem cells: crosstalk mechanisms and implications for disease progression

H Chen, S Fang, X Zhu, H Liu - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The functional heterogeneity and ecological niche of prostate cancer stem cells (PCSCs),
which are major drivers of prostate cancer development and treatment resistance, have …