ReviewOncotarget2017
Tumor-educated mesenchymal stem cells promote pro-metastatic phenotype.
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62 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis: current advances and the putative role of mesenchymal stem cell therapy.Cell death & disease · 2026Review
- Microenvironment and Tumor Heterogeneity as Pharmacological Targets in Precision Oncology.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Tumor dormancy and relapse: understanding the molecular mechanisms of cancer recurrence.Military Medical Research · 2025Review
- A novel therapeutic approach targeting PD-L1 in HNSCC and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells hampers pro-metastatic features in vitro: perspectives for blocking tumor-stroma communication and signaling.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2025Article
- Innovative molecular intervention and precision therapy for atherosclerosis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Exploring two tumor treatment strategies: effectiveness of ribosome inactivating proteins and mesenchymal stem cells/MSC derived extracellular vesicles in cancer treatment.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Review
- Adipose MSCs response to breast cancer cell-derived factors in conditioned media and extracts.Cell and tissue banking · 2024Article
- Extracellular vesicles derived from SARS-CoV-2 M-protein-induced triple negative breast cancer cells promoted the ability of tissue stem cells supporting cancer progression.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Pathogenesis and Therapy of Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- BMSC-HNC Interaction: Exploring Effects on Bone Integrity and Head and Neck Cancer Progression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- The Dual Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Cancer Pathophysiology: Pro-Tumorigenic Effects versus Therapeutic Potential.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Cellular Conversations in Glioblastoma Progression, Diagnosis and Treatment.Cellular and molecular neurobiology · 2023Review
- Cancer-educated mammary adipose tissue-derived stromal/stem cells in obesity and breast cancer: spatial regulation and function.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2023Article
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- Construction of a prognostic 6-gene signature for breast cancer based on multi-omics and single-cell data.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Remote Adipose Tissue-Derived Stromal Cells of Patients with Lung Adenocarcinoma Generate a Similar Malignant Microenvironment of the Lung Stromal Counterpart.Journal of oncology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are recruited into tumor microenvironment in response to multiple signals produced by cancer cells. Molecules involved in their homing to tumors are the same inflammatory mediators produced by injured tissues: chemokines, cytokines and growth factors. When MSCs arrive into the tumor microenvironment these are "educated" to have pro-metastatic behaviour. Firstly, they promote cancer immunosuppression modulating both innate and adaptive immune systems. Moreover, tumor associated-MSCs trans-differentiating into cancer-associated fibroblasts can induce epithelial-mesenchymal-transition program in tumor cells. This process determinates a more aggressive phenotype of cancer cells by increasing their motility and invasiveness and favoring their dissemination to distant sites. In addition, MSCs are involved in the formation and modelling of pre-metastatic niches creating a supportive environment for colonization of circulating tumor cells. The development of novel therapeutic approaches targeting the different functions of MSCs in promoting tumor progression as well as the mechanisms underlying their activities could enhance the efficacy of conventional and immune anti-cancer therapies. Furthermore, many studies report the use of MSCs engineered to express different genes or as vehicle to specifically deliver novel drugs to tumors exploiting their strong tropism. Importantly, this approach can enhance local therapeutic efficacy and reduce the risk of systemic side effects.
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