Molecular mechanisms and future implications of VEGF/VEGFR in cancer therapy

SA Patel, MB Nilsson, X Le, T Cascone, RK Jain… - Clinical Cancer …, 2023 - AACR
Angiogenesis, the sprouting of new blood vessels from existing vessels, is one of six known
mechanisms employed by solid tumors to recruit blood vessels necessary for their initiation …

New insights into antiangiogenic therapy resistance in cancer: Mechanisms and therapeutic aspects

M Huang, Y Lin, C Wang, L Deng, M Chen… - Drug resistance …, 2022 - Elsevier
Angiogenesis is a hallmark of cancer and is required for tumor growth and progression.
Antiangiogenic therapy has been revolutionarily developing and was approved for the …

Novel concept of the smart NIR-light–controlled drug release of black phosphorus nanostructure for cancer therapy

M Qiu, D Wang, W Liang, L Liu… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
A biodegradable drug delivery system (DDS) is one the most promising therapeutic
strategies for cancer therapy. Here, we propose a unique concept of light activation of black …

Cancer metastasis: molecular mechanisms and clinical perspectives

SU Khan, K Fatima, F Malik, H Kalkavan… - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metastatic progression combined with non-responsiveness towards systemic therapy often
shapes the course of disease for cancer patients and commonly determines its lethal …

Tumor cell intravasation

SPH Chiang, RM Cabrera… - American Journal of …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
The process of entering the bloodstream, intravasation, is a necessary step in the
development of distant metastases. The focus of this review is on the pathways and …

Cancer lipid metabolism confers antiangiogenic drug resistance

H Iwamoto, M Abe, Y Yang, D Cui, T Seki, M Nakamura… - Cell Metabolism, 2018 - cell.com
Intrinsic and evasive antiangiogenic drug (AAD) resistance is frequently developed in
cancer patients, and molecular mechanisms underlying AAD resistance remain largely …

Role of VEGFs/VEGFR-1 signaling and its inhibition in modulating tumor invasion: experimental evidence in different metastatic cancer models

C Ceci, MG Atzori, PM Lacal, G Graziani - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family members, VEGF-A, placenta growth
factor (PlGF), and to a lesser extent VEGF-B, play an essential role in tumor-associated …

Specific gut microbiome signature predicts the early-stage lung cancer

Y Zheng, Z Fang, Y Xue, J Zhang, J Zhu, R Gao… - Gut …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Alterations of gut microbiota have been implicated in multiple diseases including cancer.
However, the gut microbiota spectrum in lung cancer remains largely unknown. Here we …

Targeting endothelial permeability in the EPR effect

B Lahooti, RG Akwii, FT Zahra, MS Sajib… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
The characteristics of the primary tumor blood vessels and the tumor microenvironment drive
the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect, which confers an advantage towards …

Therapeutic implication of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 (VEGFR-1) targeting in cancer cells and tumor microenvironment by competitive and non …

PM Lacal, G Graziani - Pharmacological research, 2018 - Elsevier
The vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 (VEGFR-1) is a tyrosine kinase receptor
for VEGF-A, VEGF-B, and placental growth factor (PlGF) ligands that is expressed in …