2013
TLR2 enhances ovarian cancer stem cell self-renewal and promotes tumor repair and recurrence
Chefetz I, Alvero A, Holmberg J, Lebowitz N, Craveiro V, Yang-Hartwich Y, Yin G, Squillace L, Soteras M, Aldo P, Mor G. TLR2 enhances ovarian cancer stem cell self-renewal and promotes tumor repair and recurrence. Cell Cycle 2013, 12: 511-521. PMID: 23324344, PMCID: PMC3587452, DOI: 10.4161/cc.23406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHomeodomain ProteinsHumansHyaluronan ReceptorsInflammationMiceMice, NudeMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Nanog Homeobox ProteinNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplastic Stem CellsNF-kappa BOctamer Transcription Factor-3Ovarian NeoplasmsSOXB1 Transcription FactorsToll-Like Receptor 2Tumor Cells, CulturedTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsOvarian cancer stem cellsCancer stem cellsTumor repairEOC stem cellsTLR2-MyD88NFκB pathwaySpecific pro-inflammatory pathwaysStem cellsMajority of patientsEpithelial ovarian cancer stem cellsPrimary ovarian cancerPro-inflammatory pathwaysPro-inflammatory microenvironmentCell populationsStemness-associated genesChemoresistant recurrent diseaseRecurrent diseaseEOC patientsRecent compelling evidenceOvarian cancerTumor injuryRecurrenceCancer cell populationsTumor initiationCancer cells
2011
Ovarian cancer stem cells and inflammation
Mor G, Yin G, Chefetz I, Yang Y, Alvero A. Ovarian cancer stem cells and inflammation. Cancer Biology & Therapy 2011, 11: 708-713. PMID: 21317559, PMCID: PMC3100563, DOI: 10.4161/cbt.11.8.14967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerCancer stem cellsAdvanced stage ovarian cancerOvarian cancer stem cellsGynecologic cancer deathFourth leading causeCancer-related deathSource of recurrenceLack of responseStem cellsCancer deathDisease progressionLeading causeQuestion of recurrenceRecurrenceCancerChemotherapyDeathInflammationChemoresistanceCauseCellsProgressionWomen