The role of collagen in cancer: from bench to bedside

S Xu, H Xu, W Wang, S Li, H Li, T Li, W Zhang… - Journal of translational …, 2019 - Springer
Collagen is the major component of the tumor microenvironment and participates in cancer
fibrosis. Collagen biosynthesis can be regulated by cancer cells through mutated genes …

Tumor microenvironment participates in metastasis of pancreatic cancer

B Ren, M Cui, G Yang, H Wang, M Feng, L You… - Molecular cancer, 2018 - Springer
Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease with high mortality due to difficulties in its early
diagnosis and metastasis. The tumor microenvironment induced by interactions between …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts promote directional cancer cell migration by aligning fibronectin

B Erdogan, M Ao, LM White, AL Means… - Journal of Cell …, 2017 - rupress.org
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are major components of the carcinoma
microenvironment that promote tumor progression. However, the mechanisms by which …

Current advances and outlooks in immunotherapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

J Fan, MF Wang, HL Chen, D Shang, JK Das, J Song - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an incurable cancer resistant to traditional
treatments, although a limited number of early-stage patients can undergo radical resection …

Pancreatic cancer

J Kleeff, M Korc, M Apte, C La Vecchia… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2016 - nature.com
Pancreatic cancer is a major cause of cancer-associated mortality, with a dismal overall
prognosis that has remained virtually unchanged for many decades. Currently, prevention or …

Macrophage PI3Kγ drives pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression

MM Kaneda, P Cappello, AV Nguyen, N Ralainirina… - Cancer discovery, 2016 - AACR
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a devastating disease with a low 5-year
survival rate, yet new immunotherapeutic modalities may offer hope for this and other …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of cancer-associated fibroblasts on major hallmarks of pancreatic cancer

Q Sun, B Zhang, Q Hu, Y Qin, W Xu, W Liu, X Yu… - Theranostics, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) constitutes one of the most challenging lethal
tumors and has a very poor prognosis. In addition to cancer cells, the tumor …

Combining machine learning and nanofluidic technology to diagnose pancreatic cancer using exosomes

J Ko, N Bhagwat, SS Yee, N Ortiz, A Sahmoud… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Circulating exosomes contain a wealth of proteomic and genetic information, presenting an
enormous opportunity in cancer diagnostics. While microfluidic approaches have been used …

[HTML][HTML] Key players in pancreatic cancer-stroma interaction: Cancer-associated fibroblasts, endothelial and inflammatory cells

MFB Nielsen, MB Mortensen… - World journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is the most aggressive type of common cancers, and in 2014, nearly
40000 patients died from the disease in the United States. Pancreatic ductal …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophages in pancreatitis: Mechanisms and therapeutic potential

F Hu, N Lou, J Jiao, F Guo, H Xiang, D Shang - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Macrophages play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of pancreatitis that is a common
gastrointestinal disease. Particularly, macrophages differentiate into different phenotypes …