Signaling pathways in cancer‐associated fibroblasts: recent advances and future perspectives

Z Fang, Q Meng, J Xu, W Wang, B Zhang… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As a critical component of the tumor microenvironment (TME), cancer‐associated fibroblasts
(CAFs) play important roles in cancer initiation and progression. Well‐known signaling …

Cancer associated-fibroblast-derived exosomes in cancer progression

C Li, AF Teixeira, HJ Zhu, P Ten Dijke - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
To identify novel cancer therapies, the tumor microenvironment (TME) has received a lot of
attention in recent years in particular with the advent of clinical successes achieved by …

A single‐cell RNA expression atlas of normal, preneoplastic and tumorigenic states in the human breast

B Pal, Y Chen, F Vaillant, BD Capaldo, R Joyce… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
To examine global changes in breast heterogeneity across different states, we determined
the single‐cell transcriptomes of> 340,000 cells encompassing normal breast, preneoplastic …

Overcoming endocrine resistance in breast cancer

AB Hanker, DR Sudhan, CL Arteaga - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer is the most common breast cancer subtype.
Treatment of ER+ breast cancer comprises interventions that suppress estrogen production …

Fibroblasts as immune regulators in infection, inflammation and cancer

S Davidson, M Coles, T Thomas, G Kollias… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
In chronic infection, inflammation and cancer, the tissue microenvironment controls how
local immune cells behave, with tissue-resident fibroblasts emerging as a key cell type in …

Cancer‐associated fibroblasts in breast cancer: Challenges and opportunities

D Hu, Z Li, B Zheng, X Lin, Y Pan, P Gong… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The tumor microenvironment is proposed to contribute substantially to the progression of
cancers, including breast cancer. Cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the most …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts: an emerging target of anti-cancer immunotherapy

T Liu, C Han, S Wang, P Fang, Z Ma, L Xu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2019 - Springer
Among all the stromal cells that present in the tumor microenvironment, cancer-associated
fibroblasts (CAFs) are one of the most abundant and critical components of the tumor …

The extracellular matrix: its composition, function, remodeling, and role in tumorigenesis

K Dzobo, C Dandara - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a ubiquitous member of the body and is key to the
maintenance of tissue and organ integrity. Initially thought to be a bystander in many cellular …

Molecular features of cancer-associated fibroblast subtypes and their implication on cancer pathogenesis, prognosis, and immunotherapy resistance

PM Galbo Jr, X Zang, D Zheng - Clinical Cancer Research, 2021 - aacrjournals.org
Abstract Purpose: Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are an important component of the
tumor microenvironment, but a systematic investigation of their molecular characteristics and …

Turning foes to friends: targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts

X Chen, E Song - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2019 - nature.com
Current paradigms of cancer-centric therapeutics are usually not sufficient to eradicate the
malignancy, as the cancer stroma may prompt tumour relapse and therapeutic resistance …