2021
Regulation of intercellular biomolecule transfer–driven tumor angiogenesis and responses to anticancer therapies
Lu Z, Ortiz A, Verginadis I, Peck A, Zahedi F, Cho C, Yu P, DeRita R, Zhang H, Kubanoff R, Sun Y, Yaspan A, Krespan E, Beiting D, Radaelli E, Ryeom S, Diehl J, Rui H, Koumenis C, Fuchs S. Regulation of intercellular biomolecule transfer–driven tumor angiogenesis and responses to anticancer therapies. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2021, 131: e144225. PMID: 33998600, PMCID: PMC8121529, DOI: 10.1172/jci144225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor growthEndothelial cellsMetastatic diseaseAnticancer therapyPoor disease outcomeColorectal cancerIntratumoral angiogenesisAngiostatic effectsDisease outcomeTherapeutic effectSide effectsOverall efficacyPharmacologic inhibitionTumor angiogenesisCH25HTherapyBenign cellsAngiogenesisDiseaseLow levelsCellsRegimensPatientsReserpineCancer
2020
Activation of p38α stress-activated protein kinase drives the formation of the pre-metastatic niche in the lungs
Gui J, Zahedi F, Ortiz A, Cho C, Katlinski K, Alicea-Torres K, Li J, Todd L, Zhang H, Beiting D, Sander C, Kirkwood J, Snow B, Wakeham A, Mak T, Diehl J, Koumenis C, Ryeom S, Stanger B, Puré E, Gabrilovich D, Fuchs S. Activation of p38α stress-activated protein kinase drives the formation of the pre-metastatic niche in the lungs. Nature Cancer 2020, 1: 603-619. PMID: 34124690, PMCID: PMC8194112, DOI: 10.1038/s43018-020-0064-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-metastatic nicheFibroblast activation proteinStress-activated protein kinasePrimary tumor-derived factorsActivation proteinDisseminated malignant cellsNormal cellsActivity of p38Tumor-derived factorsExpression of chemokinesActivation of p38αInactivation of p38Subsequent pulmonary metastasesStimulation of expressionType I interferonProtein kinaseLung infiltrationP38 inhibitorAdjuvant therapyMetastatic diseaseP38α kinasePulmonary metastasesLung metastasesPoor prognosisMetastatic cancer