| Literature DB >> 33010018 |
Sara Santos Bernardes1, Mauro Cunha Xavier Pinto2, Jaime Henrique Amorim3, Vasco Ariston de Carvalho Azevedo4, Rodrigo Ribeiro Resende5, Akiva Mintz6, Alexander Birbrair7,8.
Abstract
Glioma is the prevalent aggressive primary brain tumor, with a very poor prognosis. The absence of advanced understanding of the roles played by the cells within the glioma microenvironment limits the development of effective drugs. A recent study indicates that periostin expressed by pericytes is crucial for glioma angiogenesis. Here, we describe succinctly the results and implications of this discovery in what we know about pericytes within the glioma microenvironment. The emerging knowledge from this work will benefit the development of therapies for gliomas.Entities:
Keywords: Glioma; Pericytes; Periostin; Tumor microenvironment
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Year: 2020 PMID: 33010018 PMCID: PMC8018985 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-020-00975-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Mol Neurobiol ISSN: 0272-4340 Impact factor: 5.046