CCN: core regulatory proteins in the microenvironment that affect the metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma?
CCN: core regulatory proteins in the microenvironment that affect the metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma?
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CCN:微环境中影响肝细胞癌转移的核心调控蛋白?
DOI:
10.18632/oncotarget.6209
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发表时间:
2016-01-12
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通讯作者:
Qin L
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作者:
Jia Q;Dong Q;Qin L
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) results from an underlying chronic liver inflammatory disease, such as chronic hepatitis B or C virus infections, and the general prognosis of patients with HCC still remains extremely dismal because of the high frequency of HCC metastases. Throughout the process of tumor metastasis, tumor cells constantly communicate with the surrounding microenvironment and improve their malignant phenotype. Therefore, there is a strong rationale for targeting the tumor microenvironment as primary treatment of HCC therapies. Recently, CCN family proteins have emerged as localized multitasking signal integrators in the inflammatory microenvironment. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge of CCN family proteins in inflammation and the tumor. We also propose that the CCN family proteins may play a central role in signaling the tumor microenvironment and regulating the metastasis of HCC.