Cancer‐associated fibroblasts in breast cancer: Challenges and opportunities

D Hu, Z Li, B Zheng, X Lin, Y Pan, P Gong… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The tumor microenvironment is proposed to contribute substantially to the progression of
cancers, including breast cancer. Cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the most …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts as key regulators of the breast cancer tumor microenvironment

JM Houthuijzen, J Jonkers - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2018 - Springer
Tumor cells exist in close proximity with non-malignant cells. Extensive and multilayered
crosstalk between tumor cells and stromal cells tailors the tumor microenvironment (TME) to …

Fibronectin in cancer: friend or foe

TC Lin, CH Yang, LH Cheng, WT Chang, YR Lin… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
The role of fibronectin (FN) in tumorigenesis and malignant progression has been highly
controversial. Cancerous FN plays a tumor-suppressive role, whereas it is pro-metastatic …

[HTML][HTML] Pigment epithelium-derived factor inhibits lung cancer migration and invasion by upregulating exosomal thrombospondin 1

WT Huang, IW Chong, HL Chen, CY Li, CC Hsieh… - Cancer letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Exosomes are implicated in cancer cell development, migration and invasion. Pigment
epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is a secreted anticancer protein that can regulate lung …

Self-Renewal Inhibition in Breast Cancer Stem Cells: Moonlight Role of PEDF in Breast Cancer

C Gil-Gas, M Sánchez-Díez, P Honrubia-Gómez… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary While more efficient cancer treatments have led to a better quality of life
and to five-year survival rates of over 85% for localized tumors, these rates remain below …

Elevated Kallikrein-binding protein in diabetes impairs wound healing through inducing macrophage M1 polarization

J Feng, C Dong, Y Long, L Mai, M Ren, L Li… - Cell Communication and …, 2019 - Springer
Background The accumulation of M1-polarized macrophages and excessive inflammation
are important in the pathogenesis of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU). However, the underlying …

Extracellular molecules involved in cancer cell invasion

T Stivarou, E Patsavoudi - Cancers, 2015 - mdpi.com
Nowadays it is perfectly clear that understanding and eradicating cancer cell invasion and
metastasis represent the crucial, definitive points in cancer therapeutics. During the last two …

Overview of serpin B9 and its roles in cancer

WJ Wang, J Wang, C Ouyang, C Chen… - Oncology …, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
Serine proteinase inhibitor B9 (serpin B9) is a member of the serine protease inhibitor
superfamily, which is widely found in animals, plants and microorganisms. Serpin B9 has …

ERRα is a marker of tamoxifen response and survival in triple-negative breast cancer

S Manna, J Bostner, Y Sun, LD Miller, A Alayev… - Clinical Cancer …, 2016 - AACR
Purpose: Estrogen-related receptor alpha (ERRα) signaling has recently been implicated in
breast cancer. We investigated the clinical value of ERRα in randomized cohorts of …

Metabolomics profiling reveals the role of PEDF in triple-negative breast cancer cell MDA-MB-231 under glycaemic loading

R Abooshahab, K Hooshmand, G Luna, H Al-Salami… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is a secreted glycoprotein that belongs to the
serine protease inhibitor (serpin) family. An increase in PEDF activity has been shown to be …