ReviewThe FEBS journal2011
Hyaluronan-CD44 interactions as potential targets for cancer therapy.
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- Intravesicular administration of sodium hyaluronate ameliorates the inflammation and cell proliferation of cystitis cystica et glandularis involving interleukin-6/JAK2/Stat3 signaling pathway.Scientific reports · 2017Trial
- Tumor microenvironment-rearranging Nanoassemblies overcome angiogenesis-immunotherapy resistance to potentiate osteosarcoma treatment.Materials today. Bio · 2026Article
- Bridging Scales: Integrating Hyaluronan-Based Nanoencapsulation into 3D Hydrogel Constructs for Advanced Therapeutics-A Comprehensive Review.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Selective magnetic particle imaging of CD44 expressing cells using iron oxide nanoprobes functionalized with chemically modified hyaluronan.Nanoscale advances · 2026Article
- Covalent grafting of hyaluronic acid on drug nanocrystals for mucosal delivery.Journal of materials chemistry. B · 2026Article
- Magnetically Controlled Nanocarriers for Site-Specific Drug Delivery and Theranostics in Cancer Precision Medicine.Molecular imaging and biology · 2026Review
- Microbial Hyaluronidases: From Obscure Virulence Factors to Promising Therapeutic Targets.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- The WISP1/Src/MIF Axis Promotes the Malignant Phenotype of Non-Invasive MCF7 Breast Cancer Cells.Cells · 2026Article
- Natural Polymers Based Biocompatible Nanomedicines for Targeting Colon Cancer: Prospects and Challenges.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
- Targeting CD44-Hyaluronic Acid Signalling in Obesity Treatment: Insights from Small Molecules and Nanobioconjugates.Nutrition and metabolic insights · 2026Review
- Nicotine-Induced VEGF Levels in NSCLC Cells Are Modulated by PKA, Hyaluronan, and p53.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Matrix: a complex amalgam of structures and functions in tumor microenvironment.FEBS open bio · 2025Review
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- Hyaluronidase: structure, mechanism of action, diseases and therapeutic targets.Molecular biomedicine · 2025Review
- The progress of hyaluronic acid's application in therapeutic delivery.Therapeutic delivery · 2025Review
- Extracellular matrix: unlocking new avenues in cancer treatment.Biomarker research · 2025Review
- CD44 Receptor-Mediated Ferroptosis Induction by Hyaluronic Acid Carbon Quantum Dots in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells Through Downregulation of SLC7A11 Pathway.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Tumor-associated-fibrosis and active collagen-CD44 axis characterize a poor-prognosis subtype of gastric cancer and contribute to tumor immunosuppression.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- Glycosylation in Cancer.Handbook of experimental pharmacology · 2025Review
- Effect of Photothermal Therapy Using Gold Nanoparticles Conjugated with Hyaluronic Acid in an Intracranial Murine Glioblastoma Model.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
It is becoming increasingly clear that signals generated in tumor microenvironments are crucial to tumor cell behavior, such as survival, progression and metastasis. The establishment of these malignant behaviors requires that tumor cells acquire novel adhesion and migration properties to detach from their original sites and to localize to distant organs. CD44, an adhesion/homing molecule, is a major receptor for the glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan, which is one of the major components of the tumor extracellular matrix. CD44, a multistructural and multifunctional molecule, detects changes in extracellular matrix components, and thus is well positioned to provide appropriate responses to changes in the microenvironment, i.e. engagement in cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix interactions, cell trafficking, lymph node homing and the presentation of growth factors/cytokines/chemokines to co-ordinate signaling events that enable the cell responses that change in the tissue environment. The potential involvement of CD44 variants (CD44v), especially CD44v4-v7 and CD44v6-v9, in tumor progression has been confirmed for many tumor types in numerous clinical studies. The downregulation of the standard CD44 isoform (CD44s) in colon cancer is postulated to result in increased tumorigenicity. CD44v-specific functions could be caused by their higher binding affinity than CD44s for hyaluronan. Alternatively, CD44v-specific functions could be caused by differences in associating molecules, which may bind selectively to the CD44v exon. This minireview summarizes how the interaction between hyaluronan and CD44v can serve as a potential target for cancer therapy, in particular how silencing CD44v can target multiple metastatic tumors.
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