[HTML][HTML] Circulating tumor cells: biology and clinical significance

D Lin, L Shen, M Luo, K Zhang, J Li, Q Yang… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are tumor cells that have sloughed off the primary tumor and
extravasate into and circulate in the blood. Understanding of the metastatic cascade of CTCs …

Biomechanics of cancer stem cells

X Chen, K Tang, X Li, C Zhang, Y Xin, K Li… - Essays in …, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been believed to be one driving force for tumor progression
and drug resistance. Despite the significance of biochemical signaling in malignancy, highly …

[HTML][HTML] Fluid shear stress enhances natural killer cell's cytotoxicity toward circulating tumor cells through NKG2D-mediated mechanosensing

B Hu, Y Xin, G Hu, K Li, Y Tan - APL bioengineering, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Tumor cells metastasize to distant organs mainly via hematogenous dissemination, in which
circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are relatively vulnerable, and eliminating these cells has great …

Fluid shear stress regulates the survival of circulating tumor cells via nuclear expansion

Z Xu, K Li, Y Xin, K Tang, M Yang… - Journal of cell …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Distant metastasis mainly occurs through hematogenous dissemination, where suspended
circulating tumor cells (CTCs) experience a considerable level of fluid shear stress. We …

[HTML][HTML] The in vitro inertial positions and viability of cells in suspension under different in vivo flow conditions

S Connolly, K McGourty, D Newport - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The influence of Poiseuille flow on cell viability has applications in the areas of cancer
metastasis, lab-on-a-chip devices and flow cytometry. Indeed, retaining cell viability is …

[HTML][HTML] Cell cytoskeleton and stiffness are mechanical indicators of organotropism in breast cancer

K Tang, Y Xin, K Li, X Chen, Y Tan - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer cell dissemination exhibits organ preference or organotropism.
Although the influence of intrinsic biochemical factors on organotropism has been intensely …

[HTML][HTML] Possible molecular mechanisms underlying the development of atherosclerosis in cancer survivors

P Banerjee, JE Rosales, K Chau… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cancer survivors undergone treatment face an increased risk of developing atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease (CVD), yet the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Recent …

Circulating tumor cells with metastasis-initiating competence survive fluid shear stress during hematogenous dissemination through CXCR4-PI3K/AKT signaling

Y Xin, B Hu, K Li, G Hu, C Zhang, X Chen, K Tang… - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
To seed lethal secondary lesions, circulating tumor cells (CTCs) must survive all rate-limiting
factors during hematogenous dissemination, including fluid shear stress (FSS) that poses a …

Nanoparticle-mediated specific elimination of soft cancer stem cells by targeting low cell stiffness

X Chen, Y Fan, J Sun, Z Zhang, Y Xin, K Li, K Tang… - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
As the driving force of tumor progression, cancer stem cells (CSCs) hold much lower cellular
stiffness than bulk tumor cells across many cancer types. However, it remains unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Towards an integrative understanding of cancer mechanobiology: calcium, YAP, and microRNA under biophysical forces

C Liang, M Huang, T Li, L Li, H Sussman, Y Dai… - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
An increasing number of studies have demonstrated the significant roles of the interplay
between microenvironmental mechanics in tissues and biochemical-genetic activities in …