| Literature DB >> 26504670 |
Paola Chiarugi1, Luca Filippi2.
Abstract
The achievement of malignant traits in several cancers is associated with tumor microenvironment reactivity. New evidence show that the stress hormone noradrenaline enhances melanoma microenvironment reactivity, mainly acting through β3-adrenoreceptors (β2-ARs), favoring recruitment of cancer-associated fibroblasts, M2-macrophages, bone marrow-derived precursors, These events concur in sustaining a pro-inflammatory and pro-angiogenic milieu, finally boosting melanoma malignancy.Entities:
Keywords: beta-adrenoreceptors; cancer associated fibroblasts; inflammation; mesenchymal stem cells; stress; tumor microenvironment
Year: 2015 PMID: 26504670 PMCID: PMC4589043 DOI: 10.1080/2162402X.2015.1026532
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oncoimmunology ISSN: 2162-4011 Impact factor: 8.110