Wnt/β-catenin signaling in cancers and targeted therapies

F Yu, C Yu, F Li, Y Zuo, Y Wang, L Yao, C Wu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Wnt/β-catenin signaling has been broadly implicated in human cancers and experimental
cancer models of animals. Aberrant activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling is tightly linked with …

Signaling pathways in cancer‐associated fibroblasts: recent advances and future perspectives

Z Fang, Q Meng, J Xu, W Wang, B Zhang… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As a critical component of the tumor microenvironment (TME), cancer‐associated fibroblasts
(CAFs) play important roles in cancer initiation and progression. Well‐known signaling …

Lactate promotes endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition via Snail1 lactylation after myocardial infarction

M Fan, K Yang, X Wang, L Chen, PS Gill, T Ha… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
High levels of lactate are positively associated with the prognosis and mortality in patients
with heart attack. Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndoMT) plays an important role in …

[HTML][HTML] Biomaterial-induced pathway modulation for bone regeneration

S Vermeulen, ZT Birgani, P Habibovic - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Embryogenic developmental processes involve a tightly controlled regulation between
mechanical forces and biochemical cues such as growth factors, matrix proteins, and …

Fibroblasts as turned agents in cancer progression

R Wieder - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Normal epithelial cells in our organs are surrounded by stroma, which is
an ecosystem made up of a variety of cells and proteins that support their intended functions …

The role of CAF derived exosomal microRNAs in the tumour microenvironment of melanoma

M Shelton, CA Anene, J Nsengimana… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
Exosomes play a crucial role in the crosstalk between cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs)
and cancer cells, contributing to carcinogenesis and the tumour microenvironment. Recent …

Biomechanical properties of cancer cells

G Runel, N Lopez-Ramirez, J Chlasta, I Masse - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since the crucial role of the microenvironment has been highlighted, many studies have
been focused on the role of biomechanics in cancer cell growth and the invasion of the …

Preclinical platforms to study therapeutic efficacy of human γδ T cells

L Ou, H Wang, H Huang, Z Zhou, Q Lin… - Clinical and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Gamma delta (γδ) T lymphocytes are promising candidate for adoptive T cell
therapy, however, their treatment efficacy is not satisfactory. Vδ2 T cells are unique to …

Modulating tumoral exosomes and fibroblast phenotype using nanoliposomes augments cancer immunotherapy

MS Freag, MT Mohammed, A Kulkarni, HE Emam… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Cancer cells program fibroblasts into cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in a two-step
manner. First, cancer cells secrete exosomes to program quiescent fibroblasts into activated …

Alternative Wnt-signaling axis leads to a break of oncogene-induced senescence

V Kluge, M Kappelmann-Fenzl, S Fischer… - Cell Death & …, 2024 - nature.com
Oncogene-induced senescence (OIS) is an important process that suppresses tumor
development, but the molecular mechanisms of OIS are still under investigation. It is known …