Cellular and molecular players in the tumor microenvironment of renal cell carcinoma

F Lasorsa, M Rutigliano, M Milella, M Ferro… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Globally, clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) represents the most prevalent type of
kidney cancer. Surgery plays a key role in the treatment of this cancer, although one third of …

Regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition by tumor microenvironmental signals and its implication in cancer therapeutics

J Zhang, Z Hu, CA Horta, J Yang - Seminars in cancer biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been implicated in various aspects of tumor
development, including tumor invasion and metastasis, cancer stemness, and therapy …

Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition (EMT)

G Manfioletti, M Fedele - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a cellular process involved in many
physiological and pathological conditions. However, in the last decade there has been a …

Extracellular-signal regulated kinase: A central molecule driving epithelial–mesenchymal transition in cancer

M Olea-Flores, MD Zuñiga-Eulogio… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a reversible cellular process, characterized by
changes in gene expression and activation of proteins, favoring the trans-differentiation of …

Linkage between obesity leptin and breast cancer

MF Atoum, F Alzoughool… - Breast Cancer: Basic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Many cancers might be influenced by obesity, including breast cancer, the leading cause of
cancer death among women. Obesity is a complex state associated with multiple …

Pro-angiogenic activity and vasculogenic mimicry in the tumor microenvironment by leptin in cancer

AK Herrera-Vargas, E Garcia-Rodriguez… - Cytokine & growth factor …, 2021 - Elsevier
The acquired ability to induce the formation of a functional vasculature is a hallmark of
cancer. Blood vessels in tumors are formed through various mechanisms, among the most …

Tumor metabolic reprogramming by adipokines as a critical driver of obesity-associated cancer progression

DV Pham, PH Park - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Adiposity is associated with an increased risk of various types of carcinoma. One of the
plausible mechanisms underlying the tumor-promoting role of obesity is an aberrant …

LncRNA DLX6-AS1 contributes to epithelial–mesenchymal transition and cisplatin resistance in triple-negative breast cancer via modulating Mir-199b-5p/paxillin axis

C Du, Y Wang, Y Zhang, J Zhang… - Cell …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most aggressive cancer types with high
recurrence, metastasis, and drug resistance. Recent studies report that long noncoding …

Leptin-activity modulators and their potential pharmaceutical applications

M Greco, M De Santo, A Comandè, EL Belsito, S Andò… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Leptin, a multifunctional hormone primarily, but not exclusively, secreted in adipose tissue, is
implicated in a wide range of biological functions that control different processes, such as …

Adipokines as regulators of autophagy in obesity-linked cancer

A García-Miranda, A Garcia-Hernandez… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Excess body weight and obesity have become significant risk factors for cancer
development. During obesity, adipose tissue alters its biological function, deregulating the …