[HTML][HTML] Roles of proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans in cancer development and progression

J Wei, M Hu, K Huang, S Lin, H Du - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) spatiotemporally controls cell fate; however, dysregulation of
ECM remodeling can lead to tumorigenesis and cancer development by providing favorable …

Hyaluronic acid: More than a carrier, having an overpowering extracellular and intracellular impact on cancer

M Bhattacharyya, H Jariyal, A Srivastava - Carbohydrate polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Hyaluronic acid (HA), also named hyaluronan, is an omnipresent component of the tissue
microenvironment. It is extensively used to formulate targeted drug delivery systems for …

Emerging roles for hyaluronidase in cancer metastasis and therapy

CO McAtee, JJ Barycki, MA Simpson - Advances in cancer research, 2014 - Elsevier
Hyaluronidases are a family of five human enzymes that have been differentially implicated
in the progression of many solid tumor types, both clinically and in functional studies …

Role of hyaluronan in pancreatic cancer biology and therapy: Once again in the spotlight

N Sato, S Kohi, K Hirata, M Goggins - Cancer science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains the most deadly disease worldwide,
with the lowest survival rate among all cancer types. Recent evidence suggests that …

The roles of hyaluronan in kidney development, physiology and disease

TJ Rabelink, G Wang, J van der Vlag… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
The hyaluronan (HA) matrix in the tissue microenvironment is crucial for maintaining
homeostasis by regulating inflammatory signalling, endothelial–mesenchymal transition and …

Targeting hyaluronic acid family for cancer chemoprevention and therapy

VB Lokeshwar, S Mirza, A Jordan - Advances in cancer research, 2014 - Elsevier
Hyaluronic acid or hyaluronan (HA) is perhaps one of the most uncomplicated large
polymers that regulates several normal physiological processes and, at the same time …

Hyaluronan synthases (HAS1–3) in stromal and malignant cells correlate with breast cancer grade and predict patient survival

P Auvinen, K Rilla, R Tumelius, M Tammi… - Breast cancer research …, 2014 - Springer
Accumulation of hyaluronan (HA) in pericellular stroma and carcinoma cells is predictive of
unfavorable patient prognosis in many epithelial cancers. However, it is not known whether …

Hyaluronan: towards novel anti-cancer therapeutics

MS Karbownik, JZ Nowak - Pharmacological Reports, 2013 - Elsevier
The understanding of the role of hyaluronan in physiology and various pathological
conditions has changed since the complex nature of its synthesis, degradation and …

Differential expression analysis identifies a prognostically significant extracellular matrix–enriched gene signature in hyaluronan-positive clear cell renal cell …

O Jokelainen, TJ Rintala, V Fortino… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Hyaluronan (HA) accumulation in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is associated with
poor prognosis; however, its biology and role in tumorigenesis are unknown. RNA …

Long noncoding RNA HAS2‐AS1 mediates hypoxia‐induced invasiveness of oral squamous cell carcinoma

G Zhu, S Wang, J Chen, Z Wang, X Liang… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A hypoxic microenvironment plays important roles in the progression of solid tumors,
including oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have …