[HTML][HTML] Collagen gel contraction assays: From modelling wound healing to quantifying cellular interactions with three-dimensional extracellular matrices

Q Zhang, P Wang, X Fang, F Lin, J Fang… - European journal of cell …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cells respond to and actively remodel the extracellular matrix (ECM). The dynamic and
bidirectional interaction between cells and ECM, especially their mechanical interactions …

Tumor microenvironment: A playground for cells from multiple diverse origins

D Bharadwaj, M Mandal - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tumor microenvironment is formed by various cellular and non-cellular components which
interact with one another and form a complex network of interactions. Some of these cellular …

Tumor-associated fibroblast-targeting nanoparticles for enhancing solid tumor therapy: progress and challenges

W Li, N Little, J Park, CA Foster, J Chen… - Molecular …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Even though nanoparticle drug delivery systems (nanoDDSs) have improved antitumor
efficacy by delivering more drugs to tumor sites compared to free and unencapsulated …

[HTML][HTML] Decorin, an exercise-induced secretory protein, is associated with improved prognosis in breast cancer patients but does not mediate anti-tumorigenic tissue …

M Hjorth, CL Egan, GD Telles, M Pal… - Journal of Sport and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Purpose Regular exercise can reduce incidence and progression of breast cancer, but the
mechanisms for such effects are not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to …

Proteoglycans: systems-level insight into their expression in healthy and diseased placentas

O Oravecz, A Balogh, R Romero, Y Xu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Proteoglycan macromolecules play key roles in several physiological processes (eg,
adhesion, proliferation, migration, invasion, angiogenesis, and apoptosis), all of which are …

Substrate stiffness affects the morphology, proliferation, and radiosensitivity of cervical squamous carcinoma cells

B Jin, W Kong, X Zhao, S Chen, Q Sun, J Feng, D Song… - Tissue and Cell, 2022 - Elsevier
Cervical cancer is associated with the highest morbidity rate among gynecological cancers.
Radiotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of cervical cancer. However, a …

Comprehensive analysis on the expression levels and prognostic values of LOX family genes in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma

S Lin, L Zheng, Y Lu, Q Xia, P Zhou, Z Liu - Cancer Medicine, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Backgrounds Kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) is a major pathological type of renal
cell carcinoma (RCC), and the prognosis of advanced KIRC patients is often unsatisfactory …

Antitumor therapy targeting the tumor microenvironment

Y Gao, Z Pan, H Li, F Wang - Journal of Oncology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development and progression of tumors in human tissues extensively rely on its
surrounding environment, that is, tumor microenvironment which includes a variety of cells …

SPLSN: An efficient tool for survival analysis and biomarker selection

HH Huang, XD Peng, Y Liang - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In genome research, it is a fundamental issue to identify few but important survival‐related
biomarkers. The Cox model is a widely used survival analysis technique, which is used to …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes mellitus contribution to the remodeling of the tumor microenvironment in gastric cancer

A Rojas, C Lindner, I Schneider… - World Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Compelling pieces of evidence derived from both clinical and experimental research has
demonstrated the crucial contribution of diabetes mellitus (DM) as a risk factor associated …