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ReviewCell biochemistry and function2022

Could inhibition of metalloproteinases be used to block the process of metastasis?

Jesús Alba, Ramiro Barcia, Javier Gutiérrez-Berzal, Juan I Ramos-Martínez

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Review in Cell biochemistry and function, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Jesús AlbaHistobiomol, Hospital POLUSA, Lugo, Spain.
Ramiro BarciaFaculty of Sciences, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain.
Javier Gutiérrez-BerzalHistobiomol, Hospital POLUSA, Lugo, Spain.
Juan I Ramos-MartínezDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8586-1288

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastasis is a multisequential process that allows tumor cells to migrate to tissues distant from the primary tumor. Only a small number of cells escape from the primary tumor; however, the metastases generated are responsible for more than 90% of cancer deaths. Many metastatic processes initially require the total or partial start-up of a program for the transformation of tumor epithelial cells into mesenchymal cells (EMT). The launching of the EMT program is stimulated by cytokines and other elements produced by the diverse types of cells composing the tumor stroma. In parallel, a process of destabilization of the extracellular matrix (ECM) takes place by means of the synthesis of proteases of the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) family. EMC degradation allows the exportation of some tumor cells as mesenchymal cells to the circulatory system and their subsequent implantation in a tissue distant from the primary tumor. The blocking of these both processes appears as a hypothetical stop point in the metastatic mechanism. The present review deals with the different options to achieve the inhibition of MMPs, focusing on MMP7 as a target given its involvement in the metastatic processes of a wide variety of tumors.

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NeoplasmsEpithelial CellsExtracellular MatrixHumansMatrix MetalloproteinasesNeoplasm MetastasisMatrix Metalloproteinasescancerepithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)extracellular matrix (ECM)matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)metastasis

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PMID35789101
PMCPMC9544369

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