ReviewCancers2017
Platelet Integrins in Tumor Metastasis: Do They Represent a Therapeutic Target?
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56 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 93 citations in OpenAlex.
- Relation of Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) with Cancer: A Systematic Review with a Focus on Disease Outcome on Twelve Types of Cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Pooled it
- The TAZ-CAMTA1 Fusion Protein Promotes Tumorigenesis via Connective Tissue Growth Factor and Ras-MAPK Signaling in Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2022Trial
- Multistage microrobots with pH-responsive release of platelet membrane-coated nanoparticles.Science advances · 2026Article
- CTC cluster in breast cancer: synergetic metastasis promotion mechanism and transformation path from platelet cloaking to leukocyte escort.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Review
- Mean platelet volume-to-albumin ratio as a predictor of pathological complete response in HER2-positive breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy.Discover oncology · 2026Article
- Establishment and evaluation of novel prognostic biomarkers based on systemic coagulation-inflammation index and related genes in breast cancer.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Platelet mitochondria dysfunction in diabetes mellitus: mechanisms and therapeutic implications.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Targeting platelet-tumor cell interactions: a novel approach to cancer therapy.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025Review
- Live-cell imaging of single integrin tensions with minimal background fluorescence noise.Biophysical journal · 2025Article
- Calcium levels modulate platelet function, platelet-cancer cell interaction, and cancer cell invasion.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Conformational response of αStructure (London, England : 1993) · 2025Article
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- B Cell Lymphocytes as a Potential Source of Breast Carcinoma Marker Candidates.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- The interaction of platelet-related factors with tumor cells promotes tumor metastasis.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Review
- The Interplay between Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells, Platelets, and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in the Development and Progression of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Fibrinogen and tumors.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Review
- Development of a cell adhesion-based prognostic model for multiple myeloma: Insights into chemotherapy response and potential reversal of adhesion effects.Oncology research · 2024Article
- Cell Membrane Biomimetic Nano-Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy.Pharmaceutics · 2023Review
- Exploring the Microfluidic Production of Biomimetic Hybrid Nanoparticles and Their Pharmaceutical Applications.Pharmaceutics · 2023Review
- Establishment and validation of a prognostic pomogram in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with intensity modulated radiotherapy: a real world study.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Platelets are small anucleated cell fragments that ensure the arrest of bleeding after a vessel wall injury. They are also involved in non-hemostatic function such as development, immunity, inflammation, and in the hematogeneous phase of metastasis. While the role of platelets in tumor metastasis has been recognized for 60 years, the molecular mechanism underlying this process remains largely unclear. Platelets physically and functionally interact with various tumor cells through surface receptors including integrins. Platelets express five integrins at their surface, namely α2β1, α5β1, α6β1, αvβ3, and αIIbβ3, which bind preferentially to collagen, fibronectin, laminin, vitronectin, and fibrinogen, respectively. The main role of platelet integrins is to ensure platelet adhesion and aggregation at sites of vascular injury. Two of these, α6β1 and αIIbβ3, were proposed to participate in platelet-tumor cell interaction and in tumor metastasis. It has also been reported that pharmacological agents targeting both integrins efficiently reduce experimental metastasis, suggesting that platelet integrins may represent new anti-metastatic targets. This review focuses on the role of platelet integrins in tumor metastasis and discusses whether these receptors may represent new potential targets for novel anti-metastatic approaches.
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