[HTML][HTML] Biophysics of tumor microenvironment and cancer metastasis-a mini review

B Emon, J Bauer, Y Jain, B Jung, T Saif - Computational and structural …, 2018 - Elsevier
The role of tumor microenvironment in cancer progression is gaining significant attention. It
is realized that cancer cells and the corresponding stroma co-evolve with time. Cancer cells …

NF-κB pathways in the development and progression of colorectal cancer

M Patel, PG Horgan, DC McMillan, J Edwards - Translational Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) has been widely implicated in the development and progression
of cancer. In colorectal cancer (CRC), NF-κB has a key role in cancer-related processes …

Transforming growth factor β superfamily signaling in development of colorectal cancer

B Jung, JJ Staudacher, D Beauchamp - Gastroenterology, 2017 - Elsevier
Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β cytokines signal via a complex network of pathways to
regulate proliferation, differentiation, adhesion, migration, and other functions in many cell …

The difficulty in translating the preclinical success of combined TGFβ and immune checkpoint inhibition to clinical trial

AE Metropulos, HG Munshi, DR Principe - EBioMedicine, 2022 - thelancet.com
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed the treatment paradigm for solid
tumors. However, even in cancers generally considered ICI-sensitive, responses can vary …

Tumor-derived CXCL5 promotes human colorectal cancer metastasis through activation of the ERK/Elk-1/Snail and AKT/GSK3β/β-catenin pathways

J Zhao, B Ou, D Han, P Wang, Y Zong, C Zhu, D Liu… - Molecular cancer, 2017 - Springer
Background Metastasis is a major cause of death in human colorectal cancer patients.
However, the contribution of chemokines in the tumor microenvironment to tumor metastasis …

Increased stiffness of the tumor microenvironment in colon cancer stimulates cancer associated fibroblast-mediated prometastatic activin A signaling

J Bauer, MAB Emon, JJ Staudacher, AL Thomas… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second deadliest cancer in the US due to its propensity to
metastasize. Stromal cells and especially cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) play a critical …

Circular RNA cESRP1 sensitises small cell lung cancer cells to chemotherapy by sponging miR-93-5p to inhibit TGF-β signalling

W Huang, Y Yang, J Wu, Y Niu, Y Yao… - Cell Death & …, 2020 - nature.com
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are novel RNA molecules that play important roles in
chemoresistance in different cancers, including breast and gastric cancers. However …

[HTML][HTML] The TGF-β superfamily cytokine Activin-A is induced during autoimmune neuroinflammation and drives pathogenic Th17 cell differentiation

B Wu, S Zhang, Z Guo, Y Bi, M Zhou, P Li, M Seyedsadr… - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
Th17 cells are known to exert pathogenic and non-pathogenic functions. Although the
cytokine transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) is instrumental for Th17 cell differentiation, it …

TGFβ signaling in the pancreatic tumor microenvironment

DR Principe, KE Timbers, LG Atia, RM Koch, A Rana - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary There is currently no effective treatment for patients with advanced
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Transforming Growth Factor β (TGFβ) signaling …

Multi-omic analysis reveals metabolic pathways that characterize right-sided colon cancer liver metastasis

MT Morris, A Jain, B Sun, V Kurbatov, E Muca, Z Zeng… - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
There are well demonstrated differences in tumor cell metabolism between right sided
(RCC) and left sided (LCC) colon cancer, which could underlie the robust differences …