TY - JOUR
T1 - Stromal-epithelial interaction in prostate cancer progression
AU - Chung, Leland W K
AU - Huang, Wen Chin
AU - Sung, Shian Ying
AU - Wu, Daqing
AU - Odero-Marah, Valerie
AU - Nomura, Takeo
AU - Shigemura, Katsumi
AU - Miyagi, Tohru
AU - Seo, Seogil
AU - Shi, Chumeng
AU - Molitierno, Joe
AU - Elmore, James
AU - Anderson, Cynthia
AU - Isotani, Shuji
AU - Edlund, Magnus
AU - Hsieh, Chia Ling
AU - Wang, Ruoxiang
AU - Shehata, Bahig
AU - Zhau, Haiyen E.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Cancer is not a single-cell disease, and its existence and behavior are constantly modulated by the host. Cancer gene expression and genetics are also highly dynamic and are regulated epigenetically by the host through gene-environment interaction. In this article, we describe the molecular pathways leading to an unusual property of cancer cells: the ability to mimic the host microenvironment and, in particular, the characteristics of osteomimicry and vasculogenic mimicry, which are likely to be regulated by soluble and insoluble factors in the tumor-adjacent microenvironment. We also discuss the importance of host inflammatory and stem cells that contribute to the growth and survival of cancer cells. By understanding the salient features of cancer-host interaction, novel therapeutics might be developed to target the cancer and its host in the treatment of lethal prostate cancer metastases.
AB - Cancer is not a single-cell disease, and its existence and behavior are constantly modulated by the host. Cancer gene expression and genetics are also highly dynamic and are regulated epigenetically by the host through gene-environment interaction. In this article, we describe the molecular pathways leading to an unusual property of cancer cells: the ability to mimic the host microenvironment and, in particular, the characteristics of osteomimicry and vasculogenic mimicry, which are likely to be regulated by soluble and insoluble factors in the tumor-adjacent microenvironment. We also discuss the importance of host inflammatory and stem cells that contribute to the growth and survival of cancer cells. By understanding the salient features of cancer-host interaction, novel therapeutics might be developed to target the cancer and its host in the treatment of lethal prostate cancer metastases.
KW - Androgen-independent progression
KW - Bone metastases
KW - Cell signaling
KW - Epithelial to mesenchymal transition
KW - Extracellular matrices
KW - Growth factors
KW - Inflammation
KW - Osteomimicry
KW - Stem cells
KW - Tumor stromal interaction
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U2 - 10.3816/CGC.2006.n.034
DO - 10.3816/CGC.2006.n.034
M3 - Article
C2 - 17026806
AN - SCOPUS:33847724140
SN - 1558-7673
VL - 5
SP - 162
EP - 170
JO - Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
JF - Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
IS - 2
ER -