More than just attractive: how CCL2 influences myeloid cell behavior beyond chemotaxis

M Gschwandtner, R Derler, KS Midwood - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1/CCL2) is renowned for its ability to drive the
chemotaxis of myeloid and lymphoid cells. It orchestrates the migration of these cell types …

Factors involved in cancer metastasis: a better understanding to “seed and soil” hypothesis

Q Liu, H Zhang, X Jiang, C Qian, Z Liu, D Luo - Molecular cancer, 2017 - Springer
Metastasis has intrigued researchers for more than 100 years. Despite the development of
technologies and therapeutic strategies, metastasis is still the major cause of cancer-related …

Human 3D vascularized organotypic microfluidic assays to study breast cancer cell extravasation

JS Jeon, S Bersini, M Gilardi, G Dubini… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
A key aspect of cancer metastases is the tendency for specific cancer cells to home to
defined subsets of secondary organs. Despite these known tendencies, the underlying …

Altered cell adhesion and glycosylation promote cancer immune suppression and metastasis

H Läubli, L Borsig - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cell-cell interactions and cell adhesion are key mediators of cancer progression and
facilitate hallmarks of cancer including immune evasion and metastatic dissemination. Many …

[HTML][HTML] Wumei Wan attenuates angiogenesis and inflammation by modulating RAGE signaling pathway in IBD: Network pharmacology analysis and experimental …

Z Duan, Y Wang, Z Lu, L Tian, ZQ **a, K Wang, T Chen… - Phytomedicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Wumei Wan (WMW) has been used to address digestive disorder for
centuries in traditional Chinese medicine. Previous studies have demonstrated its anti-colitis …

Skeletal biology and disease modeling in zebrafish

K Dietrich, IAK Fiedler, A Kurzyukova… - Journal of Bone and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Zebrafish are teleosts (bony fish) that share with mammals a common ancestor belonging to
the phylum Osteichthyes, from which their endoskeletal systems have been inherited …

Tumor-stroma-inflammation networks promote pro-metastatic chemokines and aggressiveness characteristics in triple-negative breast cancer

Y Liubomirski, S Lerrer, T Meshel… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays key roles in promoting disease progression in the
aggressive triple-negative subtype of breast cancer (TNBC; Basal/Basal-like). Here, we took …

Chemokines and chemokine receptors: orchestrating tumor metastasization

E Marcuzzi, R Angioni, B Molon, B Calì - International journal of molecular …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Metastasis still represents the primary cause of cancer morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Chemokine signalling contributes to the overall process of cancer growth and metastasis …

Beyond cell motility: the expanding roles of chemokines and their receptors in malignancy

D Morein, N Erlichman, A Ben-Baruch - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The anti-tumor activities of some members of the chemokine family are often overcome by
the functions of many chemokines that are strongly and causatively linked with increased …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids on macrophage activities in disease: Mechanisms and therapeutic potentials

H Duan, LJ Wang, M Huangfu, H Li - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) derived from the fermentation of carbohydrates by gut
microbiota play a crucial role in regulating host physiology. Among them, acetate …