Chemokines in the cancer microenvironment and their relevance in cancer immunotherapy

N Nagarsheth, MS Wicha, W Zou - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2017 - nature.com
The tumour microenvironment is the primary location in which tumour cells and the host
immune system interact. Different immune cell subsets are recruited into the tumour …

Enhancing CAR-T cell efficacy in solid tumors by targeting the tumor microenvironment

G Liu, W Rui, X Zhao, X Lin - Cellular & Molecular Immunology, 2021 - nature.com
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy has achieved successful outcomes against
hematological malignancies and provided a new impetus for treating solid tumors. However …

The intricate role of CXCR4 in cancer

S Chatterjee, BB Azad, S Nimmagadda - Advances in cancer research, 2014 - Elsevier
Chemokines mediate numerous physiological and pathological processes related primarily
to cell homing and migration. The chemokine CXCL12, also known as stromal cell-derived …

CXCL12/CXCR4/CXCR7 chemokine axis and cancer progression

X Sun, G Cheng, M Hao, J Zheng, X Zhou… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2010 - Springer
Chemokines, small pro-inflammatory chemoattractant cytokines that bind to specific G-
protein-coupled seven-span transmembrane receptors, are major regulators of cell …

Cancer and the chemokine network

F Balkwill - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2004 - nature.com
A complex network of chemokines and their receptors influences the development of primary
tumours and metastases. New information about the biological role of chemokines in these …

[HTML][HTML] Chemokines in tumor progression and metastasis

PJ Sarvaiya, D Guo, I Ulasov, P Gabikian, MS Lesniak - Oncotarget, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chemokines play a vital role in tumor progression and metastasis. Chemokines are involved
in the growth of many cancers including breast cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer …

A novel chemokine receptor for SDF-1 and I-TAC involved in cell survival, cell adhesion, and tumor development

JM Burns, BC Summers, Y Wang, A Melikian… - The Journal of …, 2006 - rupress.org
The chemokine stromal cell–derived factor (SDF-1; also known as chemokine ligand 12
[CXCL12]) regulates many essential biological processes, including cardiac and neuronal …

CXCR4: a key receptor in the crosstalk between tumor cells and their microenvironment

JA Burger, TJ Kipps - Blood, 2006 - ashpublications.org
Signals from the microenvironment have a profound influence on the maintenance and/or
progression of hematopoietic and epithelial cancers. Mesenchymal or marrow-derived …

The significance of cancer cell expression of the chemokine receptor CXCR4

F Balkwill - Seminars in cancer biology, 2004 - Elsevier
Malignant cells from at least 23 different types of cancer express the chemokine receptor
CXCR4 and respond to its ligand CXCL12. This receptor ligand pair appears to be involved …

CXCR4–SDF-1 signalling, locomotion, chemotaxis and adhesion

M Kucia, K Jankowski, R Reca, M Wysoczynski… - Journal of molecular …, 2004 - Springer
Chemokines, small pro-inflammatory chemoattractant cytokines, that bind to specific G-
protein-coupled seven-span transmembrane receptors present on plasma membranes of …