Mechanisms of metastasis in colorectal cancer and metastatic organotropism: hematogenous versus peritoneal spread

E Pretzsch, F Bösch, J Neumann… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Metastasis is the major cause of death in patients with colorectal carcinoma (CRC). The
most common sites of metastasis are the liver and the peritoneum. Peritoneal …

[HTML][HTML] Colorectal cancer carcinogenesis: a review of mechanisms

K Tariq, K Ghias - Cancer biology & medicine, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cancer in women and the third most
common in men globally. CRC arises from one or a combination of chromosomal instability …

PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway as a therapeutic target for colorectal cancer: a review of preclinical and clinical evidence

A Narayanankutty - Current drug targets, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3Ks) is a member of intracellular lipid kinases
and involved in the regulation of cellular proliferation, differentiation and survival …

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer metastasis: a system review

H Cao, E Xu, H Liu, L Wan, M Lai - Pathology-Research and Practice, 2015 - Elsevier
Tumor metastasis is a multi-step process by which tumor cells disseminate from their primary
site and form secondary tumors at a distant site. And metastasis is the major cause of death …

Portrait of the PI3K/AKT pathway in colorectal cancer

SA Danielsen, PW Eide, A Nesbakken, T Guren… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract PI3K/AKT signaling leads to reduced apoptosis, stimulates cell growth and
increases proliferation. Under normal conditions, PI3K/AKT activation is tightly controlled …

Current mechanistic insights into the roles of matrix metalloproteinases in tumour invasion and metastasis

GT Brown, GI Murray - The Journal of pathology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this review is to highlight the recent mechanistic developments elucidating
the role of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in tumour invasion and metastasis. The ability …

Mathematical modelling of molecular pathways enabling tumour cell invasion and migration

DPA Cohen, L Martignetti, S Robine… - PLoS computational …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Understanding the etiology of metastasis is very important in clinical perspective, since it is
estimated that metastasis accounts for 90% of cancer patient mortality. Metastasis results …

Inhibition of AKT promotes FOXO3a-dependent apoptosis in prostate cancer

TP Das, S Suman, H Alatassi, MK Ankem… - Cell death & …, 2016 - nature.com
Growth factor-induced activation of protein kinase-B (PKB), also known as AKT, induces pro-
survival signaling and inhibits activation of pro-apoptotic signaling molecules including the …

Silencing NOTCH signaling causes growth arrest in both breast cancer stem cells and breast cancer cells

S Suman, TP Das, C Damodaran - British journal of cancer, 2013 - nature.com
Background: Breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) are characterized by high aldehyde
dehydrogenase (ALDH) enzyme activity and are refractory to current treatment modalities …

Angiogenesis-related functions of Wnt signaling in colorectal carcinogenesis

A Kasprzak - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Angiogenesis belongs to the most clinical characteristics of colorectal
cancer (CRC) and is strongly linked to the activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling. The most …