The origin of ovarian cancer species and precancerous landscape

IM Shih, Y Wang, TL Wang - The American journal of pathology, 2021 - Elsevier
Unlike other human cancers, in which all primary tumors arise de novo, ovarian epithelial
cancers are primarily imported from either endometrial or fallopian tube epithelium. The …

The role of epithelial-to-mesenchymal plasticity in ovarian cancer progression and therapy resistance

N Loret, H Denys, P Tummers, G Berx - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal of all gynecologic malignancies and the eighth leading
cause of cancer-related deaths among women worldwide. The main reasons for this poor …

Cancer associated fibroblasts: naughty neighbors that drive ovarian cancer progression

S Dasari, Y Fang, AK Mitra - Cancers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy, and patient prognosis has not
improved significantly over the last several decades. In order to improve therapeutic …

Metalloproteinases in ovarian cancer

P Carey, E Low, E Harper, MS Stack - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Proteases play a crucial role in the progression and metastasis of ovarian cancer.
Pericellular protein degradation and fragmentation along with remodeling of the …

The evolving role of MUC16 (CA125) in the transformation of ovarian cells and the progression of neoplasia

P Giamougiannis, PL Martin-Hirsch, FL Martin - Carcinogenesis, 2021 - academic.oup.com
MUC16 (the cancer antigen CA125) is the most commonly used serum biomarker in
epithelial ovarian cancer, with increasing levels reflecting disease progression. It is a …

[HTML][HTML] Oviduct epithelial cells constitute two developmentally distinct lineages that are spatially separated along the distal-proximal axis

MJ Ford, K Harwalkar, AS Pacis, H Maunsell, YC Wang… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Owing to technical advances in single-cell biology, the appreciation of cellular heterogeneity
has increased, which has aided our understanding of organ function, homeostasis, and …

PAX 2 in endometrial carcinogenesis and in differential diagnosis of endometrial hyperplasia: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of diagnostic accuracy

A Raffone, A Travaglino, G Saccone… - Acta obstetricia et …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Benign and precancerous endometrial hyperplasias (EH) are differentiated
according to two alternative histomorphologic classifications: World Health Organization …

UnPAXing the divergent roles of PAX2 and PAX8 in high-grade serous ovarian cancer

LR Hardy, A Salvi, JE Burdette - Cancers, 2018 - mdpi.com
High-grade serous ovarian cancer is a deadly disease that can originate from the fallopian
tube or the ovarian surface epithelium. The PAX (paired box) genes PAX2 and PAX8 are …

CD133/Prom1 marks proximal mouse oviduct epithelial progenitors and adult epithelial cells with a low generative capacity

MJ Ford, K Harwalkar, H Kazemdarvish… - Biology …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
The epithelium lining the oviduct or fallopian tube consists of multiciliated and secretory
cells, which support fertilization and preimplantation development, however, its homeostasis …

Chemoresistance in ovarian cancer: prospects for new drugs

S Tendulkar, S Dodamani - Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
This review focuses on the conventional treatment, signaling pathways and various reasons
for drug resistance with an understanding of novel methods that can lead to effective …