Molecular mechanisms and future implications of VEGF/VEGFR in cancer therapy

SA Patel, MB Nilsson, X Le, T Cascone… - Clinical Cancer …, 2023 - aacrjournals.org
Angiogenesis, the sprouting of new blood vessels from existing vessels, is one of six known
mechanisms employed by solid tumors to recruit blood vessels necessary for their initiation …

Tumor microenvironment signaling and therapeutics in cancer progression

A Goenka, F Khan, B Verma, P Sinha… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor development and metastasis are facilitated by the complex interactions between
cancer cells and their microenvironment, which comprises stromal cells and extracellular …

White adipocyte dysfunction and obesity-associated pathologies in humans

CE Hagberg, KL Spalding - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
The prevalence of obesity and associated chronic diseases continues to increase
worldwide, negatively impacting on societies and economies. Whereas the association …

Interleukin 6 as an energy allocator in muscle tissue

TM Kistner, BK Pedersen, DE Lieberman - Nature metabolism, 2022 - nature.com
Extensive research has shown that interleukin 6 (IL-6) is a multifunctional molecule that is
both proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory, depending on the context. Here, we combine …

Aspects of the tumor microenvironment involved in immune resistance and drug resistance

K Khalaf, D Hana, JTT Chou, C Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a complex and ever-changing “rogue organ”
composed of its own blood supply, lymphatic and nervous systems, stroma, immune cells …