ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023
The Brain Pre-Metastatic Niche: Biological and Technical Advancements.
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- Global hotspots and trends in pre-metastatic niche research: a bibliometric analysis(2005-2024).Frontiers in immunology · 2025Pooled it
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- Cholesterol Promotes Lung Adenocarcinoma Brain Metastasis by Stabilizing EGFR Protein to Drive EMT, Metabolic Reprogramming, and Premetastatic Niche Formation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- The Neuro-Bone Axis in Metastatic Progression: Innervation, Neuro-Immune-Osteoclast Crosstalk, and Therapeutic Opportunities.Biology · 2026Review
- The neuro-immune-vascular landscape of lung cancer brain metastasis: insights from organoid models.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Pericytes as key mediators of microenvironmental signaling crosstalk: implications in vascular diseases and cancer.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- The Role of Extracellular Proteases and Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in the Pre-Metastatic Niche.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- Astrocyte involvement in brain metastasis: from biological mechanisms to therapeutic strategies.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2025Review
- Cancer cell-derived migrasomes harboring ATF6 promote breast cancer brain metastasisCancer biology & medicine · 2025Article
- Nano-drug delivery strategies affecting cancer-associated fibroblasts to reduce tumor metastasis.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2025Review
- Consensus molecular subtyping of colorectal carcinoma brain metastases reveals a metabolic signature associated with poor patient survival.Molecular oncology · 2025Article
- Regulation of metastatic organotropism.Trends in cancer · 2025Review
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- Multimodal Imaging of Brain Metastasis-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Using Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Labeling.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Article
- Cell blebbing novel therapeutic possibilities to counter metastasis.Clinical & experimental metastasis · 2024Review
- Pre-metastatic niche: formation, characteristics and therapeutic implication.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2024Review
- The origin of brain malignancies at the blood-brain barrier.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2023Review
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Abstract
Metastasis, particularly brain metastasis, continues to puzzle researchers to this day, and exploring its molecular basis promises to break ground in developing new strategies for combatting this deadly cancer. In recent years, the research focus has shifted toward the earliest steps in the formation of metastasis. In this regard, significant progress has been achieved in understanding how the primary tumor affects distant organ sites before the arrival of tumor cells. The term pre-metastatic niche was introduced for this concept and encompasses all influences on sites of future metastases, ranging from immunological modulation and ECM remodeling to the softening of the blood-brain barrier. The mechanisms governing the spread of metastasis to the brain remain elusive. However, we begin to understand these processes by looking at the earliest steps in the formation of metastasis. This review aims to present recent findings on the brain pre-metastatic niche and to discuss existing and emerging methods to further explore the field. We begin by giving an overview of the pre-metastatic and metastatic niches in general before focusing on their manifestations in the brain. To conclude, we reflect on the methods usually employed in this field of research and discuss novel approaches in imaging and sequencing.
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