Mesenchymal stromal cells' role in tumor microenvironment:involvement of signaling pathways

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2017-02-12
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Mesenchymalstromalcells(MSCs)areadultmultipotentstemcellsresidingaspericytesinvarioustissuesandorganswheretheycandifferentiateintospecializedcellstoreplacedyingcellsanddamagedtissues.Thesecellsarecommonlyfoundatinjurysitesandintumorsthatareknowntobehavelike'woundsthatdonotheal.'Inthisarticle,wediscussthemechanismsofMSCsinmigrating,homing,andrepairinginjuredtissues.WealsoreviewanumberofreportsshowingthattumormicroenvironmenttriggersplasticitymechanismsinMSCstoinducemalignantneoplastictissueformation,maintenance,andchemoresistance,aswellastumorgrowth.TheantitumorpropertiesandtherapeuticpotentialofMSCsarealsodiscussed.