Targeting the PDGF/PDGFR signaling pathway for cancer therapy: A review

X Zou, XY Tang, ZY Qu, ZW Sun, CF Ji, YJ Li… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Platelet-derived growth factors (PDGFs) and PDGF receptors (PDGFRs) are expressed in a
variety of tumors. Activation of the PDGF/PDGFR signaling pathway is associated with …

Trends and challenges in tumor anti-angiogenic therapies

J Jászai, MHH Schmidt - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Excessive abnormal angiogenesis plays a pivotal role in tumor progression and is a
hallmark of solid tumors. This process is driven by an imbalance between pro-and anti …

The PDGF/PDGFR pathway as a drug target

N Papadopoulos, J Lennartsson - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Platelet-derived growth factors (PDGF) promotes cell proliferation, survival and migration,
primarily of cells of mesenchymal origin. Dysfunction of PDGF signaling has been observed …

The EGFR family: not so prototypical receptor tyrosine kinases

MA Lemmon, J Schlessinger… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2014 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) was among the first receptor tyrosine kinases
(RTKs) for which ligand binding was studied and for which the importance of ligand-induced …

A Tppp3+Pdgfra+ tendon stem cell population contributes to regeneration and reveals a shared role for PDGF signalling in regeneration and fibrosis

T Harvey, S Flamenco, CM Fan - Nature cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
Tendon injuries cause prolonged disability and never recover completely. Current
mechanistic understanding of tendon regeneration is limited. Here, we use single-cell …

PDGF receptor mutations in human diseases

E Guérit, F Arts, G Dachy, B Boulouadnine… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
PDGFRA and PDGFRB are classical proto-oncogenes that encode receptor tyrosine kinases
responding to platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). PDGFRA mutations are found in …

[HTML][HTML] Role and significance of c-KIT receptor tyrosine kinase in cancer: A review

E Sheikh, T Tran, S Vranic, A Levy… - Bosnian journal of basic …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract c-kit is a classical proto-oncogene that encodes a receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK)
that responds to stem cell factor (SCF). C-KIT signaling is a critical regulator of cell …

The role of small molecule platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) inhibitors in the treatment of neoplastic disorders

R Roskoski Jr - Pharmacological research, 2018 - Elsevier
Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) was discovered as a serum-derived component
necessary for the growth of smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts, and glial cells. The PDGF family …

Involvement of platelet‐derived growth factor ligands and receptors in tumorigenesis

CH Heldin, J Lennartsson… - Journal of internal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Platelet‐derived growth factor (PDGF) isoforms and their receptors have important roles
during embryogenesis, particularly in the development of various mesenchymal cell types in …

Role of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) in asthma as an immunoregulatory factor mediating airway remodeling and possible pharmacological target

G Kardas, A Daszyńska-Kardas… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Asthma is a chronic and heterogenic disease of the respiratory system, one of the most
common lung diseases worldwide. The underlying pathologies, which are chronic …