The metastasis is a multistep process in which a small proportion of cancer cells are detached from the colony to enter into blood cells for obtaining a new place for metastasis and proliferation. The metastasis and cell plasticity are considered major causes of cancer-related deaths since they improve the malignancy of cancer cells and provide poor prognosis for patients. Furthermore, enhancement in the aggressiveness of cancer cells has been related to the development of drug resistance. Metastasis of pancreatic cancer (PC) cells has been considered one of the major causes of death in patients and their undesirable prognosis. PC is among the most malignant tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and in addition to lifestyle, smoking, and other factors, genomic changes play a key role in its progression. The stimulation of EMT in PC cells occurs as a result of changes in molecular interaction, and in addition to increasing metastasis, EMT participates in the development of chemoresistance. The epithelial, mesenchymal, and acinar cell plasticity can occur and determines the progression of PC. The major molecular pathways including STAT3, PTEN, PI3K/Akt, and Wnt participate in regulating the metastasis of PC cells. The communication in tumor microenvironment can provide by exosomes in determining PC metastasis. The components of tumor microenvironment including macrophages, neutrophils, and cancer-associated fibroblasts can modulate PC progression and the response of cancer cells to chemotherapy.
第一作者机构:[1]Gannan Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Oncol, 128 Jinling Rd, Ganzhou 341000, Jiangxi, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[2]Shenzhen Univ, Dept Gen Surg, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, Peoples R China[3]Shenzhen Univ, Gen Hosp, Inst Precis Diag & Treatment Digest Syst Tumors, Carson Int Canc Ctr, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, Peoples R China[4]Fudan Univ, Zhongshan Hosp, Shanghai Inst Cardiovasc Dis, Shanghai 200032, Peoples R China
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Guo Zhenli,Ashrafizadeh Milad,Zhang Wei,et al.Molecular profile of metastasis, cell plasticity and EMT in pancreatic cancer: a pre-clinical connection to aggressiveness and drug resistance[J].CANCER AND METASTASIS REVIEWS.2023,doi:10.1007/s10555-023-10125-y.
APA:
Guo, Zhenli,Ashrafizadeh, Milad,Zhang, Wei,Zou, Rongjun,Sethi, Gautam&Zhang, Xianbin.(2023).Molecular profile of metastasis, cell plasticity and EMT in pancreatic cancer: a pre-clinical connection to aggressiveness and drug resistance.CANCER AND METASTASIS REVIEWS,,
MLA:
Guo, Zhenli,et al."Molecular profile of metastasis, cell plasticity and EMT in pancreatic cancer: a pre-clinical connection to aggressiveness and drug resistance".CANCER AND METASTASIS REVIEWS .(2023)