Platelet-mediated tumor metastasis mechanism and the role of cell adhesion molecules

Y Liu, Y Zhang, Y Ding, R Zhuang - Critical Reviews in Oncology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mounting evidence suggests that platelets play an essential role in cancer metastasis. The
interactions between platelets and circulating tumor cells (CTCs) promote cancer …

Abnormal glycosylation of cancer stem cells and targeting strategies

T Khan, H Cabral - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cancer stem cell (CSCs) are deemed as one of the main reasons of tumor relapse due to
their resistance to standard therapies. Numerous intracellular signaling pathways along with …

Molecular alterations in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed hosts—A systematic review

DA Tsang, SYC Tam, CC Oh - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most common
form of skin cancer worldwide. Due to its high mutational burden, cSCC remains poorly …

Matrix effectors in the pathogenesis of keratinocyte-derived carcinomas

RM Kavasi, M Neagu, C Constantin, A Munteanu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), referred to as
keratinocyte carcinomas, are skin cancer with the highest incidence. BCCs, rarely …

CD44 glycosylation as a therapeutic target in oncology

C Liao, Q Wang, J An, J Chen, X Li, Q Long… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The interaction of non-kinase transmembrane glycoprotein CD44 with ligands including
hyaluronic acid (HA) is closely related to the occurrence and development of tumors …

Co-Expression of podoplanin and CD44 in proliferative vitreoretinopathy epiretinal membranes

D Bonente, L Bianchi, R De Salvo, C Nicoletti… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Epiretinal membranes (ERMs) are sheets of tissue that pathologically develop in the
vitreoretinal interface leading to progressive vision loss. They are formed by different cell …

The role of podoplanin in skin diseases

J Asai - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Podoplanin is a sialomucin-like type I transmembrane receptor glycoprotein that is
expressed specifically in lymphatic vessels, sebaceous glands, and hair follicles in normal …

Fibroblastic reticular cell response to dendritic cells requires coordinated activity of podoplanin, CD44 and CD9

CM de Winde, S Makris, LJ Millward… - Journal of Cell …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT In adaptive immunity, CLEC-2+ dendritic cells (DCs) contact fibroblastic reticular
cells (FRCs) inhibiting podoplanin-dependent actomyosin contractility, permitting FRC …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-inflammatory effects of differential molecular weight hyaluronic acids on UVB-induced calprotectin-mediated keratinocyte inflammation

L Hu, S Nomura, Y Sato, K Takagi, T Ishii… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The biological functions of Hyaluronic acid are related to its molecular weight
and binding to its receptor, Toll-like receptor4 (TLR4) or CD44. Recent studies have shown …

Podoplanin is required for tumor cell invasion in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

M Schwab, S Lohr, J Schneider… - Experimental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The invasiveness of late‐stage cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is associated
with poor patients' prognosis and linked to strong upregulation of the glycoprotein …