| Literature DB >> 25979233 |
Yi-Fang Ping1, Xia Zhang2, Xiu-Wu Bian3.
Abstract
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) locate in and interact with particular vascular niches to maintain their stemness. CSCs induce, remodel and participate in the formation of microenvironmental niches to facilitate survival, stemness and escape from radio-/chemo-/bio-therapies. Neovasculature in tumor is often basement membrane-deficient and enriched with CSC-derived endothelial cells (ECs) and other mural cells, which may promote tumor invasion and metastasis. The aim of this review is to summarize recent findings about the crosstalk between CSCs and their vascular niches and discuss the potential therapeutic significance.Entities:
Keywords: Cancer stem cells; Endothelial cells; Therapeutic significance; Tumor microenvironment; Vascular niches
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25979233 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2015.05.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Lett ISSN: 0304-3835 Impact factor: 8.679