CD44: a multifunctional mediator of cancer progression

M Hassn Mesrati, SE Syafruddin, MA Mohtar, A Syahir - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
CD44, a non-kinase cell surface transmembrane glycoprotein, has been widely implicated
as a cancer stem cell (CSC) marker in several cancers. Cells overexpressing CD44 possess …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic regulatory crosstalk between tumor microenvironment and tumor-associated macrophages

D Chen, X Zhang, Z Li, B Zhu - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Macrophages phagocytize pathogens to initiate innate immunity and products from the
tumor microenvironment (TME) to mediate tumor immunity. The loss of tumor-associated …

Pancreatic tumor microenvironment factor promotes cancer stemness via SPP1–CD44 axis

P Nallasamy, RK Nimmakayala, S Karmakar, F Leon… - Gastroenterology, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Tumor-microenvironment factors and cancer stem cells (CSCs) play a
critical role in the aggressiveness of pancreatic cancer (PC). However, the degree to which …

Cancer-associated mesothelial cells promote ovarian cancer chemoresistance through paracrine osteopontin signaling

J Qian, BL LeSavage, KM Hubka, C Ma… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of gynecological malignancy–related deaths, due to its
widespread intraperitoneal metastases and acquired chemoresistance. Mesothelial cells are …

[HTML][HTML] Different responses to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in urothelial carcinoma molecular subtypes

G Sjödahl, J Abrahamsson, K Holmsten, C Bernardo… - European urology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background For muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), no tissue biomarkers are available
for clinical use to predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Objective To investigate …

Osteopontin: a key regulator of tumor progression and immunomodulation

HR Moorman, D Poschel, JD Klement, C Lu, PS Redd… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 and anti-CTLA-4-based immune checkpoint blockade
(ICB) immunotherapy have recently emerged as a breakthrough in human cancer treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer-associated fibroblast-derived IL-6 promotes head and neck cancer progression via the osteopontin-NF-kappa B signaling pathway

X Qin, M Yan, X Wang, Q Xu, X Wang, X Zhu, J Shi… - Theranostics, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Osteopontin (OPN), a chemokine-like protein, plays a crucial role in the proliferation
and metastasis of various cancers. However, how tumor stroma modulates the expression of …

Tumor-associated macrophages in bladder cancer: biological role, impact on therapeutic response and perspectives for immunotherapy

MM Leblond, H Zdimerova, E Desponds, G Verdeil - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) play major roles in solid tumor
development. They can have both anti-tumor and pro-tumor properties depending on their …

Osteopontin in cancer: mechanisms and therapeutic targets

Y Kariya, Y Kariya - International Journal of Translational Medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite significant advances in the understanding of cancer biology, cancer is still a leading
cause of death worldwide. Expression of the tumor microenvironment component …

Adipocyte p62/SQSTM1 suppresses tumorigenesis through opposite regulations of metabolism in adipose tissue and tumor

J Huang, A Duran, M Reina-Campos, T Valencia… - Cancer cell, 2018 - cell.com
Obesity is a leading risk factor for cancer. However, understanding the crosstalk between
adipocytes and tumor cells in vivo, independently of dietary contributions, is a major gap in …