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Title
Functions of the CXC ligand family in the pancreatic tumor microenvironment.
Publication Date
2018-08-01
Author(s)
Lee, Nien-Hung
Nikfarjam, Mehrdad
He, Hong
Subject
CXC ligands
Cancer stem cells
Chemoresistance
Pancreatic cancer
Tumor microenvironment
Type of document
Journal Article
OrcId
0000-0003-4866-276X
DOI
10.1016/j.pan.2018.07.011
Abstract
Therapeutic resistance is the major contributor to the poor prognosis of and low survival from pancreatic cancer (PC). Cancer progression is a complex process reliant on interactions between the tumor and the tumor microenvironment (TME). Members of the CXCL family of chemokines are present in the pancreatic TME and seem to play a vital role in regulating PC progression. As pancreatic tumors interact with the TME and with PC stem cells (CSCs), determining the roles of specific members of the CXCL family is vital to the development of improved therapies. This review highlights the roles of selected CXCLs in the interactions between pancreatic tumor and its stroma, and in CSC phenotypes, which can be used to identify potential treatment targets.
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Citation
Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) 2018; 18(7): 705-716
Jornal Title
Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP)

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