Pancreatic cancer: Advances and challenges

CJ Halbrook, CA Lyssiotis, MP di Magliano, A Maitra - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the deadliest cancers. Significant
efforts have largely defined major genetic factors driving PDAC pathogenesis and …

Context-specific regulation of extracellular vesicle biogenesis and cargo selection

AC Dixson, TR Dawson, D Di Vizio… - … Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
To coordinate, adapt and respond to biological signals, cells convey specific messages to
other cells. An important aspect of cell–cell communication involves secretion of molecules …

Clinical and therapeutic relevance of cancer-associated fibroblasts

Y Chen, KM McAndrews, R Kalluri - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) found in primary and metastatic tumours are highly
versatile, plastic and resilient cells that are actively involved in cancer progression through …

Tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer pathogenesis and therapeutic resistance

MH Sherman, GL Beatty - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) features a prominent stromal microenvironment
with remarkable cellular and spatial heterogeneity that meaningfully impacts disease …

Warburg effect in colorectal cancer: the emerging roles in tumor microenvironment and therapeutic implications

X Zhong, X He, Y Wang, Z Hu, H Huang, S Zhao… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of
cancer-related death worldwide. Countless CRC patients undergo disease progression. As …

Tumor microenvironment as a therapeutic target in cancer

Y Xiao, D Yu - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2021 - Elsevier
Tumor microenvironment denotes the non-cancerous cells and components presented in
the tumor, including molecules produced and released by them. The constant interactions …

Exosomes: key players in cancer and potential therapeutic strategy

J Dai, Y Su, S Zhong, L Cong, B Liu, J Yang… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Exosomes are extracellular vesicles secreted by most eukaryotic cells and participate in
intercellular communication. The components of exosomes, including proteins, DNA, mRNA …

Role of glutathione in cancer: from mechanisms to therapies

L Kennedy, JK Sandhu, ME Harper, M Cuperlovic-Culf - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Glutathione (GSH) is the most abundant non-protein thiol present at millimolar
concentrations in mammalian tissues. As an important intracellular antioxidant, it acts as a …

Cancer associated-fibroblast-derived exosomes in cancer progression

C Li, AF Teixeira, HJ Zhu, P Ten Dijke - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
To identify novel cancer therapies, the tumor microenvironment (TME) has received a lot of
attention in recent years in particular with the advent of clinical successes achieved by …

Metabolites and the tumour microenvironment: from cellular mechanisms to systemic metabolism

I Elia, MC Haigis - Nature metabolism, 2021 - nature.com
Metabolic transformation is a hallmark of cancer and a critical target for cancer therapy.
Cancer metabolism and behaviour are regulated by cell-intrinsic factors as well as …