Advances in tenascin-C biology

KS Midwood, T Hussenet, B Langlois… - Cellular and molecular life …, 2011 - Springer
Tenascin-C is an extracellular matrix glycoprotein that is specifically and transiently
expressed upon tissue injury. Upon tissue damage, tenascin-C plays a multitude of different …

The role of cancer-associated myofibroblasts in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

AE Sirica - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2012 - nature.com
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is typically characterized by a dense desmoplastic stroma,
of which cancer-associated myofibroblasts (which express α-smooth muscle actin), are a …

[PDF][PDF] Fibronectin and tenascin-C: accomplices in vascular morphogenesis during development and tumor growth

E Van Obberghen-Schilling, RP Tucker… - International Journal of …, 2011 - academia.edu
In addition to soluble factors, the extracellular matrix (ECM) also plays a vital role in normal
vasculogenesis and in the pathological angiogenesis of many disease states. Here we will …

Progressive polarity loss and luminal collapse disrupt tissue organization in carcinoma

R Halaoui, C Rejon, SJ Chatterjee… - Genes & …, 2017 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Epithelial cancers (carcinoma) account for 80%–90% of all cancers. The development of
carcinoma is associated with disrupted epithelial organization and solid ductal structures …

Microsomal Prostaglandin E2 Synthase-1 Modulates the Response to Vascular Injury

M Wang, K Ihida-Stansbury, D Kothapalli, MC Tamby… - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Microsomal (m) prostaglandin (PG) E2 synthase (S)-1 catalyzes the formation
of PGE2 from PGH2, a cyclooxygenase product that is derived from arachidonic acid …

Tenascin-C: Exploitation and collateral damage in cancer management

C Spenlé, F Saupe, K Midwood, H Burckel… - Cell adhesion & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Despite an increasing knowledge about the causes of cancer, this disease is difficult to cure
and still causes far too high a death rate. Based on advances in our understanding of …

The cJUN NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling pathway promotes genome stability and prevents tumor initiation

N Girnius, YJK Edwards, DS Garlick, RJ Davis - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in women. Analysis of breast
cancer genomic DNA indicates frequent loss-of-function mutations in components of the …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

AE Sirica, DJ Campbell, CI Dumur - Current opinion in …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Increasing our understanding of critical interactive pathways by which cancer-associated
fibroblastic cells crosstalk with cholangiocarcinoma cells to promote tumor progression can …

Breast cancer cell behaviors on staged tumorigenesis-mimicking matrices derived from tumor cells at various malignant stages

T Hoshiba, M Tanaka - Biochemical and Biophysical Research …, 2013 - Elsevier
Extracellular matrix (ECM) has been focused to understand tumor progression in addition to
the genetic mutation of cancer cells. Here, we prepared “staged tumorigenesis-mimicking …

[PDF][PDF] Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs target the pro-tumorigenic extracellular matrix of the postpartum mammary gland

J O'Brien, K Hansen, D Barkan, J Green… - International Journal …, 2011 - researchgate.net
Breast cancer patients diagnosed postpartum have poor prognosis. The postpartum
mammary gland undergoes tissue regression to return to the pre-pregnant state. This …