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ReviewCancer science2025

The Two Faces of Angiopoietin-Like Protein 2 in Cancer.

Haruki Horiguchi, Tsuyoshi Kadomatsu, Yuichi Oike

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Review in Cancer science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Haruki HoriguchiDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9344-8362
Tsuyoshi KadomatsuDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3327-6954
Yuichi OikeDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.

Funding

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 23K06638Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 24K10312
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tumor microenvironment is composed of tumor cells and various stromal cell types, such as immune cells, fibroblasts, and vascular cells. Signaling interactions between tumor and stromal cells orchestrate the tumor microenvironment's contribution to tumor progression. Angiopoietin-like protein 2 (ANGPTL2) is a secreted glycoprotein homologous to angiopoietins. Previous studies indicate that tumor cell-derived ANGPTL2 serves as a tumor promoter. However, recent studies suggest that tumor stroma-derived ANGPTL2 shows tumor-suppressive activity by enhancing anti-tumor immune responses, supporting a dual function for ANGPTL2 in cancer pathology. Such complexity can complicate development of effective therapeutic strategies targeting ANGPTL2. In this Review, we focus on ANGPTL2 activity in the tumor microenvironment and its function in anti-cancer immunity.

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Angiopoietin-like ProteinsNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAngiopoietin-Like Protein 2AngiopoietinsAnimalsHumansSignal TransductionAngiopoietin-Like Protein 2Angiopoietin-like ProteinsAngiopoietinsANGPTL2 protein, humanangiopoietin‐like protein 2cancer‐associated fibroblastcancer immunitycancer immunotherapytumor microenvironment

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PMID39686837
PMCPMC11875762

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