Cancer-associated fibroblasts: from basic science to anticancer therapy

D Yang, J Liu, H Qian, Q Zhuang - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), as a central component of the tumor
microenvironment in primary and metastatic tumors, profoundly influence the behavior of …

The role of fibroblast activation protein in health and malignancy

AA Fitzgerald, LM Weiner - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2020 - Springer
Fibroblast activation protein-α (FAP) is a type-II transmembrane serine protease expressed
almost exclusively to pathological conditions including fibrosis, arthritis, and cancer. Across …

In search of definitions: Cancer‐associated fibroblasts and their markers

M Nurmik, P Ullmann, F Rodriguez… - … journal of cancer, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The tumor microenvironment has been identified as one of the driving factors of tumor
progression and invasion. Inside this microenvironment, cancer‐associated fibroblasts …

Pro-tumorigenic roles of fibroblast activation protein in cancer: back to the basics

E Puré, R Blomberg - Oncogene, 2018 - nature.com
Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is a cell-surface serine protease that acts on various
hormones and extracellular matrix components. FAP is highly upregulated in a wide variety …

Fibroblast activation protein-α as a target in the bench-to-bedside diagnosis and treatment of tumors: a narrative review

L **n, J Gao, Z Zheng, Y Chen, S Lv, Z Zhao… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Fibroblast activation protein-α (FAP) is a type II integral serine protease that is specifically
expressed by activated fibroblasts. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the tumor stroma …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts: understanding their heterogeneity

K Louault, RR Li, YA DeClerck - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) play an important contributory role in
the microenvironment of tumors. They originate from different cells, have multiple pro-and …

Mesenchymal stromal cells in cancer: a review of their immunomodulatory functions and dual effects on tumor progression

S Galland, I Stamenkovic - The Journal of pathology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Mesenchymal stem or stromal cells (MSCs) are pluripotent cells implicated in a broad range
of physiological events, including organogenesis and maintenance of tissue homeostasis as …

Spatial transcriptomic analysis of primary and metastatic pancreatic cancers highlights tumor microenvironmental heterogeneity

AM Khaliq, M Rajamohan, O Saeed, K Mansouri… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Although the spatial, cellular and molecular landscapes of resected pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are well documented, the characteristics of its metastatic ecology …

The life cycle of cancer-associated fibroblasts within the tumour stroma and its importance in disease outcome

E D'Arcangelo, NC Wu, JL Cadavid… - British journal of …, 2020 - nature.com
The tumour microenvironment (TME) determines vital aspects of tumour development, such
as tumour growth, metastases and response to therapy. Cancer-associated fibroblasts …

Transfer learning in a biomaterial fibrosis model identifies in vivo senescence heterogeneity and contributions to vascularization and matrix production across species …

C Cherry, JI Andorko, K Krishnan, JC Mejías… - GeroScience, 2023 - Springer
Cellular senescence is a state of permanent growth arrest that plays an important role in
wound healing, tissue fibrosis, and tumor suppression. Despite senescent cells'(SnCs) …