ReviewAmerican journal of translational research2014
Insights on the CXCL12-CXCR4 axis in hepatocellular carcinoma carcinogenesis.
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62 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.
- A meta-analysis for C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 as a prognostic marker and potential drug target in hepatocellular carcinoma.Drug design, development and therapy · 2015Pooled it
- A meta-analysis for CXCR4 as a prognostic marker and potential drug target in non-small cell lung cancer.Drug design, development and therapy · 2015Pooled it
- Chemokines and chemokine receptors in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis: pathogenic mechanisms and clinical implications.Cellular & molecular biology letters · 2026Review
- Decoding Neuroinflammatory Pathways: The Role of the CXCL12-CXCR4/CXCR7 Axis in ALS-Related Cognitive Impairment.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- Pleiotropic mechanisms of cancer-associated fibroblast-mediated resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma: emerging therapeutic vulnerabilities and targeting strategies.Cancer gene therapy · 2026Review
- CXCR4-Targeted Nanotherapeutics: A Promising Approach for Liver Fibrosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Management.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
- Integrative Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals MAIT Cell Dysfunction in Relapsed HCC.Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma · 2026Article
- The Immune Microenvironment in Liver Cancer: From Analysis to Targeting.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Integrating Inflammatory and Epigenetic Signatures in IBD-Associated Colorectal Carcinogenesis: Models, Mechanisms, and Clinical Implications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Chromatin dynamics and regulatory drivers of hypoplastic hepatic progenitor cells in partial hepatectomy model.Communications biology · 2025Article
- Stromal Cell Derived Factor-1 Promotes Hepatic Insulin Resistance via Inhibiting Hepatocyte Lipophagy.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025Article
- Cancer stem cells in hepatocellular carcinoma: therapy resistance and emerging treatments.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Recent Advances in RNA Interference-Based Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Emphasis on siRNA.Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2024Review
- Tertiary lymphoid structures as a potential prognostic biomarker for combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma.Hepatology international · 2024Article
- DeepKEGG: a multi-omics data integration framework with biological insights for cancer recurrence prediction and biomarker discovery.Briefings in bioinformatics · 2024Article
- Dynamic Interplay in Tumor Ecosystems: Communication between Hepatoma Cells and Fibroblasts.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) blockade in cancer treatment.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Review
- Multiple Roles of LOXL2 in the Progression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Its Potential for Therapeutic Targeting.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Integrated analysis of intratumoral biomarker and tumor-associated macrophage to improve the prognosis prediction in cancer patients.BMC cancer · 2023Article
- Function of the Long Noncoding RNAs in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Classification, Molecular Mechanisms, and Significant Therapeutic Potentials.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
Chemokines, a group of small chemotactic cytokines, and their G-protein-coupled receptors were originally identified for their ability to mediate various pro- and anti-inflammatory responses. Beyond the influence of chemokines and their cognate receptors in several inflammatory diseases, several malignancies have been shown to be dependent of chemokines for progression, tumor growth, cellular migration and invasion, and angiogenesis; those later facilitating the development of distant metastases. In hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), chemokines were shown to affect leukocyte recruitment, neovascularization and tumor progression. CXCL12 (stromal-derived factor 1 alpha- SDF-1) is the primary ligand for the seven transmembrane G-protein coupled receptor CXCR4. The CXCR4/CXCL12 axis exerts a variety of functions at different steps of HCC tumor progression, using autocrine and/or paracrine mechanisms to sustain tumor cell growth, to induce angiogenesis and to facilitate tumor escape through evasion of immune surveillance. In this review, we have comprehensively described the role of CXCR4/CXCL12 in HCC and also investigated the role of CXCR7, an alternative receptors that also binds CXCL12 with potentially distinct downstream effects. Preclinical data converge to demonstrate that inhibition of the CXCR4/CXCL12 axis may lead to direct inhibition of tumor migration, invasion, and metastases. This pathway is under investigation to identify potential novel treatments in HCC and other cancers. However, one of the major challenges faced in this emerging field targeting the CXCR4/CXCL12 signaling pathway, is the translation of current knowledge into the design and development of effective inhibitors of CXCR4 and/or CXCL12 for cancer therapy.
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