Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a small and elusive subpopulation of self-renewing cancer cells with the remarkable ability to initiate, propagate, and spread malignant disease. In the past years, several authors have focused on the possible role of CSCs in PCa development and progression. PCa CSCs typically originate from a luminal prostate cell. Three main pathways are involved in the CSC development, including the Wnt, Sonic Hedgehog, and Notch signaling pathways. Studies have observed an important role for epithelial mesenchymal transition in this process as well as for some specific miRNA. These studies led to the development of studies targeting these specific pathways to improve the management of PCa development and progression. CSCs in prostate cancer represent an actual and promising field of research.
Cancer stem cells and prostate cancer. A narrative review / Al Salhi, Yazan; Sequi, Manfredi Bruno; Valenzi, Fabio Maria; Fuschi, Andrea; Martoccia, Alessia; Suraci, Paolo Pietro; Carbone, Antonio; Tema, Giorgia; Lombardo, Riccardo; Cicione, Antonio; Pastore, Antonio Luigi; De Nunzio, Cosimo. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1422-0067. - 24:9(2023). [10.3390/ijms24097746]
Cancer stem cells and prostate cancer. A narrative review
Al Salhi, Yazan;Sequi, Manfredi Bruno;Valenzi, Fabio Maria;Fuschi, Andrea;Martoccia, Alessia;Suraci, Paolo Pietro;Carbone, Antonio;Tema, Giorgia;Lombardo, Riccardo;Cicione, Antonio;Pastore, Antonio Luigi;De Nunzio, Cosimo
2023
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Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a small and elusive subpopulation of self-renewing cancer cells with the remarkable ability to initiate, propagate, and spread malignant disease. In the past years, several authors have focused on the possible role of CSCs in PCa development and progression. PCa CSCs typically originate from a luminal prostate cell. Three main pathways are involved in the CSC development, including the Wnt, Sonic Hedgehog, and Notch signaling pathways. Studies have observed an important role for epithelial mesenchymal transition in this process as well as for some specific miRNA. These studies led to the development of studies targeting these specific pathways to improve the management of PCa development and progression. CSCs in prostate cancer represent an actual and promising field of research.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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