The matrix in cancer

TR Cox - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
The extracellular matrix is a fundamental, core component of all tissues and organs, and is
essential for the existence of multicellular organisms. From the earliest stages of organism …

Biology and therapeutic targeting of vascular endothelial growth factor A

L Pérez-Gutiérrez, N Ferrara - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2023 - nature.com
The formation of new blood vessels, called angiogenesis, is an essential pathophysiological
process in which several families of regulators have been implicated. Among these, vascular …

Matrix metalloproteinases: from molecular mechanisms to physiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology

LGN de Almeida, H Thode, Y Eslambolchi… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The first matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) was discovered in 1962 from the tail of a tadpole by
its ability to degrade collagen. As their name suggests, matrix metalloproteinases are …

Neutrophils in cancer carcinogenesis and metastasis

S **ong, L Dong, L Cheng - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021 - Springer
In recent years, neutrophils have attracted increasing attention because of their cancer-
promoting effects. An elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is considered a prognostic …

Tumor-associated macrophages in tumor metastasis: biological roles and clinical therapeutic applications

Y Lin, J Xu, H Lan - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2019 - Springer
Tumor metastasis is a major contributor to the death of cancer patients. It is driven not only
by the intrinsic alterations in tumor cells, but also by the implicated cross-talk between …

Remodelling the extracellular matrix in development and disease

C Bonnans, J Chou, Z Werb - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2014 - nature.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a highly dynamic structure that is present in all tissues and
continuously undergoes controlled remodelling. This process involves quantitative and …

Microenvironmental regulation of tumour angiogenesis

M De Palma, D Biziato, TV Petrova - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2017 - nature.com
Tumours display considerable variation in the patterning and properties of angiogenic blood
vessels, as well as in their responses to anti-angiogenic therapy. Angiogenic programming …

Pre-metastatic niches: organ-specific homes for metastases

H Peinado, H Zhang, IR Matei, B Costa-Silva… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
It is well established that organs of future metastasis are not passive receivers of circulating
tumour cells, but are instead selectively and actively modified by the primary tumour before …

Role of matrix metalloproteinases in angiogenesis and cancer

S Quintero-Fabián, R Arreola… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
During angiogenesis, new vessels emerge from existing endothelial lined vessels to
promote the degradation of the vascular basement membrane and remodel the extracellular …

Accessories to the crime: functions of cells recruited to the tumor microenvironment

D Hanahan, LM Coussens - Cancer cell, 2012 - cell.com
Mutationally corrupted cancer (stem) cells are the driving force of tumor development and
progression. Yet, these transformed cells cannot do it alone. Assemblages of ostensibly …