Platelet-derived growth factor signaling in human malignancies / 癌症
Chinese Journal of Cancer
;
(12): 581-584, 2011.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-294487
ABSTRACT
Platelet-derived growth factors (PDGFs) and their receptors were identified and purified decades ago. PDGFs are important during normal development and in human cancers. In particular, autocrine PDGF signaling has been implicated in various types of malignancies such as gliomas and leukemia. In contrast, paracrine signaling was found in cancers that originate from epithelial cells, where it may be involved in stromal cell recruitment, metastasis, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. This editorial briefly discusses autocrine and paracrine PDGF signaling and their roles in human cancers, and introduces a series of review articles in this issue that address the possible roles of PDGFs in various processes involved in different types of cancers.
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Assunto principal:
Patologia
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Fisiologia
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Fator de Crescimento Derivado de Plaquetas
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Receptores do Fator de Crescimento Derivado de Plaquetas
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Comunicação Autócrina
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Comunicação Parácrina
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Transição Epitelial-Mesenquimal
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Genética
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Metabolismo
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Invasividade Neoplásica
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Animais
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Cancer
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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