Aspects of the tumor microenvironment involved in immune resistance and drug resistance

K Khalaf, D Hana, JTT Chou, C Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a complex and ever-changing “rogue organ”
composed of its own blood supply, lymphatic and nervous systems, stroma, immune cells …

Cancer‐associated fibroblasts in breast cancer: Challenges and opportunities

D Hu, Z Li, B Zheng, X Lin, Y Pan, P Gong… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The tumor microenvironment is proposed to contribute substantially to the progression of
cancers, including breast cancer. Cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the most …

METTL3 promote tumor proliferation of bladder cancer by accelerating pri-miR221/222 maturation in m6A-dependent manner

J Han, J Wang, X Yang, H Yu, R Zhou, HC Lu… - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
Background METTL3 is known to be involved in all stages in the life cycle of RNA. It affects
the tumor formation by the regulation the m6A modification in the mRNAs of critical …

Tumor-associated stromal cells as key contributors to the tumor microenvironment

KM Bussard, L Mutkus, K Stumpf… - Breast Cancer …, 2016 - Springer
The tumor microenvironment is a heterogeneous population of cells consisting of the tumor
bulk plus supporting cells. It is becoming increasingly evident that these supporting cells are …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Exosomes and exosomal RNAs in breast cancer: A status update

S Lakshmi, TA Hughes, S Priya - European Journal of Cancer, 2021 - Elsevier
Improved treatment of breast cancer, the world's second most common cancer, requires
identification of new sensitive prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers. Exosomes are lipid …

[HTML][HTML] Exosome: emerging biomarker in breast cancer

Y Jia, Y Chen, Q Wang, U Jayasinghe, X Luo, Q Wei… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Exosomes are nano-sized membrane vesicles released by a variety of cell types, and are
thought to play important roles in intercellular communications. In breast cancer, through …

Carcinoma-associated fibroblasts: orchestrating the composition of malignancy

P Gascard, TD Tlsty - Genes & development, 2016 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The tumor stroma is no longer seen solely as physical support for mutated epithelial cells but
as an important modulator and even a driver of tumorigenicity. Within the tumor stromal …

Role of exosomes in crosstalk between cancer-associated fibroblasts and cancer cells

X Yang, Y Li, L Zou, Z Zhu - Frontiers in Oncology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are important cells of the tumor microenvironment that
can communicate with tumor cells through various mechanisms. Recently, increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer-associated fibroblasts enhance metastatic potential of lung cancer cells through IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway

L Wang, L Cao, H Wang, B Liu, Q Zhang, Z Meng… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recent studies indicate that cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are involved in tumor
growth, invasion and metastasis, however, the underling mechanisms remain unclear. In the …