Cancer-associated fibroblasts: from basic science to anticancer therapy

D Yang, J Liu, H Qian, Q Zhuang - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), as a central component of the tumor
microenvironment in primary and metastatic tumors, profoundly influence the behavior of …

Tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer pathogenesis and therapeutic resistance

MH Sherman, GL Beatty - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) features a prominent stromal microenvironment
with remarkable cellular and spatial heterogeneity that meaningfully impacts disease …

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 …

Unveiling the mechanisms and challenges of cancer drug resistance

SU Khan, K Fatima, S Aisha, F Malik - Cell Communication and Signaling, 2024 - Springer
Cancer treatment faces many hurdles and resistance is one among them. Anti-cancer
treatment strategies are evolving due to innate and acquired resistance capacity, governed …

Effects of dietary intervention on human diseases: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential

YL **ao, Y Gong, YJ Qi, ZM Shao… - Signal Transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
Diet, serving as a vital source of nutrients, exerts a profound influence on human health and
disease progression. Recently, dietary interventions have emerged as promising adjunctive …

Physical traits of cancer

HT Nia, LL Munn, RK Jain - Science, 2020 - science.org
BACKGROUND Historically, cancer has been considered a disease of the cell, caused by
mutations in genes that control proliferation, differentiation, and death. In recent decades …

Tumour fatty acid metabolism in the context of therapy resistance and obesity

AJ Hoy, SR Nagarajan, LM Butler - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Fatty acid metabolism is known to support tumorigenesis and disease progression as well
as treatment resistance through enhanced lipid synthesis, storage and catabolism. More …

Context-specific determinants of the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer

C Falcomatà, S Bärthel, G Schneider, R Rad… - Cancer …, 2023 - aacrjournals.org
Immunotherapies have shown benefits across a range of human cancers, but not pancreatic
ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Recent evidence suggests that the immunosuppressive …

The obese adipose tissue microenvironment in cancer development and progression

DF Quail, AJ Dannenberg - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2019 - nature.com
Obesity is associated with both increased cancer incidence and progression in multiple
tumour types, and is estimated to contribute to up to 20% of cancer-related deaths. These …

Metabolism of pancreatic cancer: paving the way to better anticancer strategies

C Qin, G Yang, J Yang, B Ren, H Wang, G Chen… - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Pancreatic cancer is currently one of the most lethal diseases. In recent years, increasing
evidence has shown that reprogrammed metabolism may play a critical role in the …