The Role of Structural Extracellular Matrix Proteins in Urothelial Bladder Cancer (Review)

The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a key role in the modulation of cancer cell invasion. In urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UC) the role of ECM proteins has been widely studied. The mechanisms, which are involved in the development of invasion, progression and generalization, are complex, dep...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Brunner, Andrea, Tzankov, Alexandar
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2007
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2717820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19662222
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Sumario:The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a key role in the modulation of cancer cell invasion. In urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UC) the role of ECM proteins has been widely studied. The mechanisms, which are involved in the development of invasion, progression and generalization, are complex, depending on the interaction of ECM proteins with each other as well as with cancer cells. The following review will focus on the pathogenetic role and prognostic value of structural proteins, such as laminins, collagens, fibronectin (FN), tenascin (Tn-C) and thrombospondin 1 (TSP1) in UC. In addition, the role of integrins mediating the interaction of ECM molecules and cancer cells will be addressed, since integrin-mediated FN, Tn-C and TSP1 interactions seem to play an important role during tumor cell invasion and angiogenesis.

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