| Literature DB >> 29017054 |
Kelsey J Roberts1, Aaron M Kershner2, Philip A Beachy3.
Abstract
Stromal restraint of cancer growth and progression-emerging as a widespread phenomenon in epithelial cancers such as bladder, pancreas, colon, and prostate-appears rooted in stromal cell niche activity. During normal tissue repair, stromal niche signals, often Hedgehog-induced, promote epithelial stem cell differentiation as well as self-renewal, thus specifying a regenerating epithelial pattern. In the case of cancerous tissue, stromal cell-derived differentiation signals in particular may provide a brake on malignant growth. Understanding and therapeutic harnessing of the role of stroma in cancer restraint may hinge on our knowledge of the signaling programs elaborated by the stromal niche.Entities:
Keywords: cancer progression; differentiation therapy; epithelial stem cell niche; epithelial stromal signaling; hedgehog signaling; regeneration
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29017054 PMCID: PMC5679442 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2017.08.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Cell ISSN: 1535-6108 Impact factor: 31.743