The tumor microenvironment of primitive and metastatic breast cancer: implications for novel therapeutic strategies

G Zarrilli, G Businello, MV Dieci, S Paccagnella… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer evolves thanks to a dense and close interaction with the surrounding tumor
microenvironment (TME). Fibroblasts, leukocytes, blood and lymphatic endothelial cells and …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanotransduction in ovarian cancer: Shearing into the unknown

C Novak, E Horst, G Mehta - APL bioengineering, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Ovarian cancer remains a deadly diagnosis with an 85% recurrence rate and a 5-year
survival rate of only 46%. The poor outlook of this disease has improved little over the past …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic triple-combination therapy with hyaluronic acid-shelled PPy/CPT nanoparticles results in tumor regression and prevents tumor recurrence and …

W Sun, Y Du, X Liang, C Yu, J Fang, W Lu, X Guo… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is characterized by high aggression, poor prognosis, and high recurrence
rate. Early detection and specific targeted treatment with less toxicity are the ultimate goals …

TGF-β1 evokes human airway smooth muscle cell shortening and hyperresponsiveness via Smad3

CA Ojiaku, G Cao, W Zhu, EJ Yoo… - American journal of …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
Transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1), a cytokine whose levels are elevated in the airways
of patients with asthma, perpetuates airway inflammation and modulates airway structural …

NIR-triggered sequentially responsive nanocarriers amplified cascade synergistic effect of chemo-photodynamic therapy with inspired antitumor immunity

F Jin, J Qi, M Zhu, D Liu, Y You, G Shu… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A desirable cancer therapeutic strategy is supposed to have effective ability to not only exert
maximum anticancer ability but also inspire antitumor immunity for preventing tumor relapse …

Recent progress on the effect of extracellular matrix on occurrence and progression of breast cancer

TY Yu, G Zhang, XX Chai, L Ren, DC Yin, CY Zhang - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Breast cancer (BC) metastasis is an enormous challenge targeting BC therapy. The
extracellular matrix (ECM), the principal component of the BC metastasis niche, is the pivotal …

The tumor microenvironment modulates choline and lipid metabolism

N Mori, F Wildes, T Takagi, K Glunde… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
An increase of cellular phosphocholine (PC) and total choline (tCho)-containing compounds
as well as alterations in lipids have been consistently observed in cancer cells and tissue …

The ATF6α arm of the Unfolded Protein Response mediates replicative senescence in human fibroblasts through a COX2/prostaglandin E2 intracrine pathway

J Cormenier, N Martin, J Deslé… - Mechanisms of Ageing …, 2018 - Elsevier
Senescence is recognized as a cellular state acquired in response to various stresses. It
occurs in correlation with the activation of the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) pathway …

Persistent luminescence-polypyrrole nanocomposite for dual-modal imaging and photothermal therapy of mammary cancer

S Wu, Y Li, R Zhang, K Fan, W Ding, L Xu, L Zhang - Talanta, 2021 - Elsevier
Multifunctional nanocomposites that possess imaging and high-performance therapeutic
features are experiencing a surge in interest in the precision clinical anticancer treatment. In …

3D magnetically controlled spatiotemporal probing and actuation of collagen networks from a single cell perspective

DO Asgeirsson, MG Christiansen, T Valentin, L Somm… - Lab on a Chip, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Cells continuously sense and react to mechanical cues from their surrounding matrix, which
consists of a fibrous network of biopolymers that influences their fate and behavior. Several …