The intricate role of CXCR4 in cancer

S Chatterjee, BB Azad, S Nimmagadda - Advances in cancer research, 2014 - Elsevier
Chemokines mediate numerous physiological and pathological processes related primarily
to cell homing and migration. The chemokine CXCL12, also known as stromal cell-derived …

HIV-1 antiretroviral drug therapy

EJ Arts, DJ Hazuda - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
The most significant advance in the medical management of HIV-1 infection has been the
treatment of patients with antiviral drugs, which can suppress HIV-1 replication to …

CXCR4 inhibition in human pancreatic and colorectal cancers induces an integrated immune response

D Biasci, M Smoragiewicz… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Inhibition of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 in combination with blockade of the PD-1/PD-
L1 T cell checkpoint induces T cell infiltration and anticancer responses in murine and …

Molecular pathways: targeting the CXCR4–CXCL12 axis—untapped potential in the tumor microenvironment

S Scala - Clinical cancer research, 2015 - AACR
Evidence suggests that the CXC–chemokine receptor-4 pathway plays a role in cancer cell
homing and metastasis, and thus represents a potential target for cancer therapy. The …

CXCR4: a key receptor in the crosstalk between tumor cells and their microenvironment

JA Burger, TJ Kipps - Blood, 2006 - ashpublications.org
Signals from the microenvironment have a profound influence on the maintenance and/or
progression of hematopoietic and epithelial cancers. Mesenchymal or marrow-derived …

The microenvironment in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and other B cell malignancies: insight into disease biology and new targeted therapies

JA Burger, JG Gribben - Seminars in cancer biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, the active role of the microenvironment in the pathogenesis of B cell
lymphomas has been recognized, delivering signals that favor clonal expansion and drug …

Neutrophil mobilization and clearance in the bone marrow

RC Furze, SM Rankin - Immunology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The bone marrow is the site of neutrophil production, a process that is regulated by the
cytokine granulocyte colony‐stimulating factor (G‐CSF). Mature neutrophils are continually …

Clinical significance of chemokine receptor antagonists

M Miao, E De Clercq, G Li - Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Chemokine receptors are important therapeutic targets for the treatment of
many human diseases. This study will provide an overview of approved chemokine receptor …

CXCR4 antagonists: targeting the microenvironment in leukemia and other cancers

JA Burger, A Peled - Leukemia, 2009 - nature.com
Hematopoietic and epithelial cancer cells express CXCR4, a seven-transmembrane G-
protein-coupled chemokine receptor. Stromal cells within the bone marrow …

The use of AMD3100 plus G-CSF for autologous hematopoietic progenitor cell mobilization is superior to G-CSF alone

N Flomenberg, SM Devine, JF DiPersio, JL Liesveld… - Blood, 2005 - ashpublications.org
Hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) traffic to and are retained in the marrow through the
trophic effects of the chemokine stromal cell-derived factor-1α (SDF-1α) binding to its …