[HTML][HTML] Novel insights into astrocyte-mediated signaling of proliferation, invasion and tumor immune microenvironment in glioblastoma

H Zhang, Y Zhou, B Cui, Z Liu, H Shen - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2020 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma (GBM) continues to be the most aggressive cancer of the brain. The dismal
prognosis is largely attributed to the microenvironment surrounding tumor cells. Astrocytes …

Glioma stem cells and their microenvironments: providers of challenging therapeutic targets

E Codrici, AM Enciu, ID Popescu, S Mihai… - Stem cells …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Malignant gliomas are aggressive brain tumors with limited therapeutic options, possibly
because of highly tumorigenic subpopulations of glioma stem cells. These cells require …

[HTML][HTML] Increased expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 indicates poor prognosis in glioma recurrence

W Zhou, X Yu, S Sun, X Zhang, W Yang, J Zhang… - Biomedicine & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The main characteristic of glioma is recurrence, even after intensive multidisciplinary
treatment. Studies show that enhanced invasive ability will increase the ability of tumor cells …

Role of basic fibroblast growth factor in cancer: biological activity, targeted therapies, and prognostic value

A Ardizzone, V Bova, G Casili, A Repici, M Lanza… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide; thus, it is necessary to find successful
strategies. Several growth factors, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic …

[HTML][HTML] Redox status in mammalian cells and stem cells during culture in vitro: critical roles of Nrf2 and cystine transporter activity in the maintenance of redox balance

T Ishii, GE Mann - Redox biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Culturing cells and tissues in vitro has provided valuable insights into the molecular
mechanisms regulating redox signaling in cells with implications for medicine. However …

ADAMDEC1 maintains a growth factor signaling loop in cancer stem cells

A Jimenez-Pascual, JS Hale, A Kordowski, J Pugh… - Cancer discovery, 2019 - AACR
Glioblastomas (GBM) are lethal brain tumors where poor outcome is attributed to cellular
heterogeneity, therapeutic resistance, and a highly infiltrative nature. These characteristics …

Endothelial cells induce cancer stem cell features in differentiated glioblastoma cells via bFGF

E Fessler, T Borovski, JP Medema - Molecular cancer, 2015 - Springer
Background Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a rapidly growing malignant brain tumor,
which has been reported to be organized in a hierarchical fashion with cancer stem cells …

The brain tissue response to surgical injury and its possible contribution to glioma recurrence

L Hamard, D Ratel, L Selek, F Berger… - Journal of neuro …, 2016 - Springer
Surgery is the first line therapy for glioma. However, glioma recurs in 90% of the patients in
the resection margin. The impact of surgical brain injury (SBI) on glioma recurrence is …

Synergistic inhibitory effect of traditional Chinese medicine astragaloside IV and curcumin on tumor growth and angiogenesis in an orthotopic nude-mouse model of …

S Zhang, D Tang, W Zang, G Yin, J Dai… - Anticancer …, 2017 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of the traditional Chinese
medicine (TCM), astragaloside IV (AS-IV) and curcumin on tumor growth and angiogenesis …

IFITM3 promotes glioblastoma stem cell-mediated angiogenesis via regulating JAK/STAT3/bFGF signaling pathway

Z Xiong, X Xu, Y Zhang, C Ma, C Hou, Z You… - Cell Death & …, 2024 - nature.com
Interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) has been previously verified to be an
endosomal protein that prevents viral infection. Recent findings suggested IFITM3 as a key …