Matrikines : une nouvelle stratégie thérapeutique anti-cancéreuse.

The article offers information on the use of matrikines in new anticancer therapeutic strategy. It informs that matrikines are extracellular matrix-derived peptides which regulate cell activity and capable to control tumor invasion and metastasis dissemination. It has been found that during hypoxia proteases secreted by the stromal cells degrade the stromal extracellular matrix which further releases various matrikines.