VAŇHARA, Petr and Karel SOUČEK. Mutual cytokine crosstalk between colon cancer cells and microenvironment initiates development of distant metastases. JAK-STAT. London: Landes Bioscience, 2013, vol. 2, No 2, p. 1-4. ISSN 2162-3996. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.4161/jkst.23810.
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Original name Mutual cytokine crosstalk between colon cancer cells and microenvironment initiates development of distant metastases
Authors VAŇHARA, Petr (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Karel SOUČEK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor).
Edition JAK-STAT, London, Landes Bioscience, 2013, 2162-3996.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study Genetics and molecular biology
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14110/13:00067733
Organization unit Faculty of Medicine
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/jkst.23810
Keywords in English metastasis; transforming growth factor-b; interleukin 11; metastatic niche; tumor stroma; dissemination; microenvironment
Changed by Changed by: Ing. Mgr. Věra Pospíšilíková, učo 9005. Changed: 28/3/2014 16:43.
Abstract
Tumor growth and cancer development are considered clear examples of Darwinian selection, whereby random mutational events in heterogeneous cancer cell populations that best fit the selective microenvironment are preferred.1 As a result, cancer cells evolve resistance to apoptosis, hide from immune surveillance and acquire the ability to invade other organs. Cancer cells, however, are not necessarily passive subjects of selection; they can actively subvert the host tissue to provide a favorable habitat for their growth. Recent findings by Calon et al. convincingly demonstrate that transforming growth factor-b-induced secretion of interleukin 11 by tumor stromal fibroblasts is a necessary prerequisite for the development of distant metastases in colorectal carcinoma. Thus, understanding the complex molecular feedback loops between cancer cells and the surrounding microenvironment (i.e., the tumor-associated stroma or invaded host tissue) should aid the identification of useful molecular targets for improving clinical management of advanced metastatic cancers.
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7AMB12AT019, research and development projectName: Studium molekulární podstaty nových tumorových markerů u ovariálních a prostatických karcinomů (Acronym: Biomarkers)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
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