Inflammation-Induced Tumorigenesis and Metastasis

Inflammation, especially chronic inflammation, plays a pivotal role in tumorigenesis and metastasis through various mechanisms and is now recognized as a hallmark of cancer and an attractive therapeutic target in cancer. In this review, we discuss recent advances in molecular mechanisms of how infla...

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Main Authors: Sana Hibino, Tetsuro Kawazoe, Hidenori Kasahara, Shinji Itoh, Takatsugu Ishimoto, Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto, Koji Taniguchi
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Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/11/5421
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author Sana Hibino
Tetsuro Kawazoe
Hidenori Kasahara
Shinji Itoh
Takatsugu Ishimoto
Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto
Koji Taniguchi
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description Inflammation, especially chronic inflammation, plays a pivotal role in tumorigenesis and metastasis through various mechanisms and is now recognized as a hallmark of cancer and an attractive therapeutic target in cancer. In this review, we discuss recent advances in molecular mechanisms of how inflammation promotes tumorigenesis and metastasis and suppresses anti-tumor immunity in various types of solid tumors, including esophageal, gastric, colorectal, liver, and pancreatic cancer as well as hematopoietic malignancies.
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spelling doaj.art-abdaf0f4ed834cedbb9a5fbfe97fa79e2023-11-21T20:42:24ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672021-05-012211542110.3390/ijms22115421Inflammation-Induced Tumorigenesis and MetastasisSana Hibino0Tetsuro Kawazoe1Hidenori Kasahara2Shinji Itoh3Takatsugu Ishimoto4Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto5Koji Taniguchi6Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Department of Inflammology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-0041, JapanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, JapanNational Center for Global Health and Medicine, Department of Stem Cell Biology, Research Institute, Tokyo 162-8655, JapanDepartment of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, JapanGastrointestinal Cancer Biology, International Research Center of Medical Sciences (IRCMS), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-0811, JapanDepartment of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8575, JapanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, JapanInflammation, especially chronic inflammation, plays a pivotal role in tumorigenesis and metastasis through various mechanisms and is now recognized as a hallmark of cancer and an attractive therapeutic target in cancer. In this review, we discuss recent advances in molecular mechanisms of how inflammation promotes tumorigenesis and metastasis and suppresses anti-tumor immunity in various types of solid tumors, including esophageal, gastric, colorectal, liver, and pancreatic cancer as well as hematopoietic malignancies.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/11/5421inflammationcancermetastasistumor microenvironmentimmunosuppression
spellingShingle Sana Hibino
Tetsuro Kawazoe
Hidenori Kasahara
Shinji Itoh
Takatsugu Ishimoto
Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto
Koji Taniguchi
Inflammation-Induced Tumorigenesis and Metastasis
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
inflammation
cancer
metastasis
tumor microenvironment
immunosuppression
title Inflammation-Induced Tumorigenesis and Metastasis
title_full Inflammation-Induced Tumorigenesis and Metastasis
title_fullStr Inflammation-Induced Tumorigenesis and Metastasis
title_full_unstemmed Inflammation-Induced Tumorigenesis and Metastasis
title_short Inflammation-Induced Tumorigenesis and Metastasis
title_sort inflammation induced tumorigenesis and metastasis
topic inflammation
cancer
metastasis
tumor microenvironment
immunosuppression
url https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/11/5421
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