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Tumor microenvironment of cancer stem cells: Perspectives on cancer stem cell targeting.

Authors :
Guo Q
Zhou Y
Xie T
Yuan Y
Li H
Shi W
Zheng L
Li X
Zhang W
Source :
Genes & diseases [Genes Dis] 2023 Jul 19; Vol. 11 (3), pp. 101043. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 19 (Print Publication: 2024).
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

There are few tumor cell subpopulations with stem cell characteristics in tumor tissue, defined as cancer stem cells (CSCs) or cancer stem-like cells (CSLCs), which can reconstruct neoplasms with malignant biological behaviors such as invasiveness via self-renewal and unlimited generation. The microenvironment that CSCs depend on consists of various cellular components and corresponding medium components. Among these factors existing at a variety of levels and forms, cytokine networks and numerous signal pathways play an important role in signaling transduction. These factors promote or maintain cancer cell stemness, and participate in cancer recurrence, metastasis, and resistance. This review aims to summarize the recent molecular data concerning the multilayered relationship between CSCs and CSC-favorable microenvironments. We also discuss the therapeutic implications of targeting this synergistic interplay, hoping to give an insight into targeting cancer cell stemness for tumor therapy and prognosis.<br /> (© 2023 The Authors. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2352-3042
Volume :
11
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Genes & diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
38292177
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gendis.2023.05.024