Cancer neuroscience: State of the field, emerging directions

F Winkler, HS Venkatesh, M Amit, T Batchelor, IE Demir… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The nervous system governs both ontogeny and oncology. Regulating organogenesis
during development, maintaining homeostasis, and promoting plasticity throughout life, the …

The neuroscience of cancer

R Mancusi, M Monje - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The nervous system regulates tissue stem and precursor populations throughout life.
Parallel to roles in development, the nervous system is emerging as a critical regulator of …

[HTML][HTML] Nociceptor neurons affect cancer immunosurveillance

M Balood, M Ahmadi, T Eichwald, A Ahmadi… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Solid tumours are innervated by nerve fibres that arise from the autonomic and sensory
peripheral nervous systems,,,–. Whether the neo-innervation of tumours by pain-initiating …

Targeting the tumour vasculature: from vessel destruction to promotion

S Guelfi, K Hodivala-Dilke, G Bergers - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
As angiogenesis was recognized as a core hallmark of cancer growth and survival, several
strategies have been implemented to target the tumour vasculature. Yet to date, attempts …

Cancer-derived exosomes: their role in cancer biology and biomarker development

VC Kok, CC Yu - International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Exosomes are a subset of tiny extracellular vesicles manufactured by all cells and are
present in all body fluids. They are produced actively in tumor cells, which are released and …

Chronic stress promotes cancer development

S Dai, Y Mo, Y Wang, B Xiang, Q Liao, M Zhou… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Stress is an inevitable part of life. Chronic stress on account of reasons like adversity,
depression, anxiety, or loneliness/social isolation can endanger human health. Recent …

Haematopoietic stem cell activity and interactions with the niche

S Pinho, PS Frenette - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
The haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) microenvironment in the bone marrow, termed the
niche, ensures haematopoietic homeostasis by controlling the proliferation, self-renewal …

Anti-angiogenic therapy: current challenges and future perspectives

F Lopes-Coelho, F Martins, SA Pereira… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Anti-angiogenic therapy is an old method to fight cancer that aims to abolish the nutrient and
oxygen supply to the tumor cells through the decrease of the vascular network and the …

Neuronal substance P drives metastasis through an extracellular RNA–TLR7 axis

V Padmanaban, I Keller, ES Seltzer, BN Ostendorf… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Tumour innervation is associated with worse patient outcomes in multiple cancers,, which
suggests that it may regulate metastasis. Here we observed that highly metastatic mouse …

Hallmarks of cancer—the new testament

SS Senga, RP Grose - Open biology, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Diagnosis and treatment of disease demand a sound understanding of the underlying
mechanisms, determining any Achilles' heel that can be targeted in effective therapies …