Extracellular matrix remodeling in tumor progression and immune escape: from mechanisms to treatments

Z Yuan, Y Li, S Zhang, X Wang, H Dou, X Yu, Z Zhang… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
The malignant tumor is a multi-etiological, systemic and complex disease characterized by
uncontrolled cell proliferation and distant metastasis. Anticancer treatments including …

Matrix-metalloproteinases as targets for controlled delivery in cancer: An analysis of upregulation and expression

KJ Isaacson, MM Jensen, NB Subrahmanyam… - Journal of Controlled …, 2017 - Elsevier
While commonly known for degradation of the extracellular matrix, matrix metalloproteinases
(MMPs) exhibit broad potential for use in targeting of bioactive and imaging agents in cancer …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts promote oral squamous cell carcinoma progression through LOX-mediated matrix stiffness

JY Zhang, WW Zhu, MY Wang, RD Zhai… - Journal of Translational …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), the most abundant cells in the
tumor microenvironment, have prominent roles in the development of solid tumors as …

Expression and function of hexose transporters GLUT1, GLUT2, and GLUT5 in breast cancer—effects of hypoxia

I Hamann, D Krys, D Glubrecht, V Bouvet… - The FASEB …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Elevated growth in breast cancer (BC) activates hypoxia‐inducible factor (HIF1a) and
downstream, facilitative glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1), which can be visualized with 2 …

[HTML][HTML] LOX inhibition downregulates MMP-2 and MMP-9 in gastric cancer tissues and cells

L Zhao, H Niu, Y Liu, L Wang, N Zhang, G Zhang… - Journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of lysyl oxidase (LOX) on the
expression and enzyme activity of the matrix metalloproteinases 2 (MMP-2) and 9 (MMP-9) …

[HTML][HTML] LOXL4 knockdown enhances tumor growth and lung metastasis through collagen-dependent extracellular matrix changes in triple-negative breast cancer

SK Choi, HS Kim, T Jin, WK Moon - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lysyl oxidase (LOX) family genes catalyze collagen cross-link formation. To determine the
effects of lysyl oxidase-like 4 (LOXL4) expression on breast tumor formation and metastasis …

[HTML][HTML] Lysyl oxidase promotes renal fibrosis via accelerating collagen cross‐link driving by β‐arrestin/ERK/STAT3 pathway

X Zhang, W Zhou, Y Niu, S Zhu, Y Zhang, X Li… - The FASEB …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lysyl oxidase (LOX) is a copper‐dependent monoamine oxidase whose primary function is
the covalent cross‐linking of collagen in the extracellular matrix (ECM). Evidence has shown …

Lysyl oxidase (LOX) family proteins: key players in breast cancer occurrence and progression

J Li, X Wang, R Liu, J Zi, Y Li, Z Li… - Journal of Cancer, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The lysyl oxidase (LOX) family proteins are secreted copper-dependent amine oxidases,
comprised of five paralogues: LOX and LOX-like 1-4 (LOXL1-4), which are characterized by …

LINC00467, driven by copy number amplification and DNA demethylation, is associated with oxidative lipid metabolism and immune infiltration in breast cancer

H Bo, W Zhang, X Zhong, J Chen, Y Liu… - Oxidative medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer (BRCA) is a malignant tumor with a high incidence and poor prognosis in
females. However, its pathogenesis remains unclear. In this study, based on bioinformatic …

Comparison of three 18F-labeled 2-nitroimidazoles for imaging hypoxia in breast cancer xenografts:[18F] FBNA,[18F] FAZA and [18F] FMISO

SN Dos Santos, M Wuest, HS Jans, J Woodfield… - Nuclear Medicine and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Tumour hypoxia is associated with increased metastasis, invasion, poor
therapy response and prognosis. Most PET radiotracers developed and used for clinical …