| Literature DB >> 26052384 |
Chun-Min Liang1, Long Chen1, Heng Hu1, Hui-Ying Ma1, Ling-Ling Gao1, Jie Qin1, Cui-Ping Zhong1.
Abstract
The chemokine system consists of four different subclasses with over 50 chemokines and 19 receptors. Their functions in the immune system have been well elucidated and research during the last decades unveils their new roles in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The chemokines and their receptors in the microenvironment influence the development of HCC by several aspects including: inflammation, effects on immune cells, angiogenesis, and direct effects on HCC cells. Regarding these aspects, pre-clinical research by targeting the chemokine system has yielded promising data, and these findings bring us new clues in the chemokine-based therapies for HCC.Entities:
Keywords: Angiogenesis; Chemokine receptors; Chemokines; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Immune cells; Inflammation; Treatments; Tumor behaviors
Year: 2015 PMID: 26052384 PMCID: PMC4450202 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i10.1390
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Hepatol