Abstract
Recent studies on cancer stem cells (CSCs), a special subpopulation of tumor cells, promote our understanding of tumorigenesis, neovascularization, invasion, drug resistance and tumor recurrence, which establishes new concepts for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, the biological features and behaviors of CSCs have become an exciting frontier of cancer research. CSCs initiate tumor neovascularization and promote invasion with yet to be defined mechanisms. In this review, we provide evidence for the role of CSCs in tumor vascularization and discuss the potential mechanisms and therapeutic significance based on the interaction between CSCs and their vascular niches.
Keywords: Angiogenesis, cancer stem cells, microvascular niches, transdifferentiation, vasculogenic mimicry, acute myeloid, AML, tumor, tumorigenesis, metastasis, neovascularization, vascularization, tubulogenesis, Chemokines, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, oncogene, nephroblastoma, Anti-angiogenic drugs
Current Molecular Medicine
Title: Cancer Stem Cells Switch on Tumor Neovascularization
Volume: 11 Issue: 1
Author(s): Y.-F. Ping and X.-W. Bian
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Keywords: Angiogenesis, cancer stem cells, microvascular niches, transdifferentiation, vasculogenic mimicry, acute myeloid, AML, tumor, tumorigenesis, metastasis, neovascularization, vascularization, tubulogenesis, Chemokines, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, oncogene, nephroblastoma, Anti-angiogenic drugs
Abstract: Recent studies on cancer stem cells (CSCs), a special subpopulation of tumor cells, promote our understanding of tumorigenesis, neovascularization, invasion, drug resistance and tumor recurrence, which establishes new concepts for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, the biological features and behaviors of CSCs have become an exciting frontier of cancer research. CSCs initiate tumor neovascularization and promote invasion with yet to be defined mechanisms. In this review, we provide evidence for the role of CSCs in tumor vascularization and discuss the potential mechanisms and therapeutic significance based on the interaction between CSCs and their vascular niches.
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Ping Y.-F. and Bian X.-W., Cancer Stem Cells Switch on Tumor Neovascularization, Current Molecular Medicine 2011; 11 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156652411794474383
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156652411794474383 |
Print ISSN 1566-5240 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5666 |
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