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 …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts in tumor microenvironment–Accomplices in tumor malignancy

Z Liao, ZW Tan, P Zhu, NS Tan - Cellular immunology, 2019 - Elsevier
There is much cellular heterogeneity in the tumor microenvironment. The tumor epithelia
and stromal cells co-evolve, and this reciprocal relationship dictates almost every step of …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts: understanding their heterogeneity

K Louault, RR Li, YA DeClerck - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) play an important contributory role in
the microenvironment of tumors. They originate from different cells, have multiple pro-and …

The role of reactive oxygen species and metabolism on cancer cells and their microenvironment

A Costa, A Scholer-Dahirel… - Seminars in cancer biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Compelling evidence show that reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels are finely regulated in
the cell and can act as “second messengers” in response to diverse stimuli. In tumor …

Prognostic relevance of cancer-associated fibroblasts in human cancer

J Paulsson, P Micke - Seminars in cancer biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Prognostication is an integral part of cancer diagnostic and helps oncologists to guide
treatment decisions and therapy intensity. Accumulating evidence suggest that the stroma …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts: a multifaceted driver of breast cancer progression

H Luo, G Tu, Z Liu, M Liu - Cancer letters, 2015 - Elsevier
Cancerous tissue is a complex mix of tumor cells, stromal cells and extracellular matrix
(ECM), all of which make up a disordered and aggressive niche in comparison with …

Breast cancer-associated fibroblasts: where we are and where we need to go

RJ Buchsbaum, SY Oh - Cancers, 2016 - mdpi.com
Cancers are heterogeneous tissues comprised of multiple components, including tumor
cells and microenvironment cells. The tumor microenvironment has a critical role in tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Podoplanin-a small glycoprotein with many faces

M Ugorski, P Dziegiel, J Suchanski - American journal of cancer …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Podoplanin is a small membrane glycoprotein with a large number of O-glycoside chains
and therefore it belongs to mucin-type proteins. It can be found on the surface of many types …

Breast fibroblasts and ECM components modulate breast cancer cell migration through the secretion of MMPs in a 3D microfluidic co-culture model

KM Lugo-Cintrón, MM Gong, JM Ayuso, LA Tomko… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) composition greatly influences cancer progression, leading
to differential invasion, migration, and metastatic potential. In breast cancer, ECM …

Mechanisms of tumor escape from immune system: role of mesenchymal stromal cells

A Poggi, A Musso, I Dapino, MR Zocchi - Immunology letters, 2014 - Elsevier
Tumor microenvironment represents the site where the tumor tries to survive and escape
from immune system-mediated recognition. Indeed, to proliferate tumor cells can divert the …