Cancer‐associated fibroblasts in pancreatic cancer: new subtypes, new markers, new targets

S Menezes, MH Okail, SMA Jalil… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) have conflicting roles in the suppression and
promotion of cancer. Current research focuses on targeting the undesirable properties of …

The immunometabolic ecosystem in cancer

GR Bantug, C Hess - Nature Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Our increased understanding of how key metabolic pathways are activated and regulated in
malignant cells has identified metabolic vulnerabilities of cancers. Translating this insight to …

Unbiasedly decoding the tumor microenvironment with single-cell multiomics analysis in pancreatic cancer

Y Fu, J Tao, T Liu, Y Liu, J Qiu, D Su, R Wang, W Luo… - Molecular Cancer, 2024 - Springer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive malignancy with a poor
prognosis and limited therapeutic options. Research on the tumor microenvironment (TME) …

Longitudinal lung function and gas transfer in individuals with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a genome-wide association study

RJ Allen, JM Oldham, DA Jenkins… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an incurable lung disease characterised
by progressive scarring leading to alveolar stiffness, reduced lung capacity, and impeded …

Pancreatic stellate cells exploit Wnt/β-catenin/TCF7-mediated glutamine metabolism to promote pancreatic cancer cells growth

H Liu, H Zhang, X Liu, W Guo, Q Liu, L Chen, J Pang… - Cancer letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) are crucial for metabolism and disease progression in
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). However, detailed mechanisms of PSCs in …

Periostin‐and podoplanin‐positive cancer‐associated fibroblast subtypes cooperate to shape the inflamed tumor microenvironment in aggressive pancreatic …

C Neuzillet, R Nicolle, J Raffenne… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are orchestrators of the pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC) microenvironment. Previously we described four CAF subtypes …

[HTML][HTML] Overcoming therapy resistance in pancreatic cancer: New insights and future directions

M Espona-Fiedler, C Patthey, S Lindblad, I Sarró… - Biochemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is predicted to become the second leading cause of
cancer deaths by 2030 and this is mostly due to therapy failure. Limited treatment options …

Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) Encourages the Neuroinvasive Potential of Pancreatic Cancer Cells by Activating the Warburg Effect and Promoting Tumor Derived …

T Peng, Y Guo, Z Gan, Y Ling, J **ong… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. It has been reported that signaling from the nerve growth factor (NGF) pathway
associated with peripheral nerves is able to contribute to perineural invasion (PNI) of …

Nuclear FGFR1 promotes pancreatic stellate cell-driven invasion through up-regulation of Neuregulin 1

AS Coetzee, EP Carter, L Rodríguez-Fernández… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
Pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) are key to the treatment-refractory desmoplastic phenotype
of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and have received considerable attention as a …

Protein kinase N promotes cardiac fibrosis in heart failure by fibroblast-to-myofibroblast conversion

S Yoshida, T Yoshida, K Inukai, K Kato, Y Yura… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Chronic fibrotic tissue disrupts various organ functions. Despite significant advances in
therapies, mortality and morbidity due to heart failure remain high, resulting in poor quality of …